Frequency of juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome in children with familial Mediterranean fever: effects on depression and quality of life

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Dilek Durmus¹  Ozan Ozkaya¹  Omer Kuru¹  Gurkan Genc¹  Gamze Alayli¹  Halil E. Sen¹ 

关键词: Juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome;    familial Mediterranean fever;    quality of life;    depression;    Familial Mediterranean fever;    juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome;    quality of life;    depression;   

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学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Pacini Editore SpA

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome (JFMS) in children with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and to evaluate quality of life (QoL) and depression. METHODS: Ninety-one FMF patients (M/F: 44/47) who fulfilled the Livneh criteria and 60 healthy children (M/F: 27/33) were enrolled in the study. Yunus and Masi`s criteria were used for diagnosis of JFMS. Depression was assessed with Children`s Depression Inventory (CDI) and QoL was evaluated with child and parent reports of Paediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 (PedsQLâ„¢). RESULTS: While 20 (21.9%) of 91 FMF patients fulfilled JFMS criteria, 2 (3.3%) of the control group met the diagnostic criteria of JFMS (p=0.002). PedsQLâ„¢ scores (child self-report and parent-report) of the FMF patients were significantly lower and the depression scores were significantly higher than the healthy controls (p

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