Prevalence of falls in fibromyalgia patients

Acta Ortopédica Brasileira

Sandra Adolph Meireles¹  Daniel Casagrande Antero¹  Marciane Maria Kulczycki¹  Thelma Larocca Skare¹ 

关键词: Fibromyalgia;    Postural balance;    Accidental falls;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1413-78522014220300386

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To compare the risk of falls in fibromyalgia (FM) patients compared to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and normal controls. METHODS: We studied 60 FM, 60 RA patients and 60 controls for fall frequency in one week, one month, six months and one year. Patients were submitted to body mass index determination and balance evaluation through the Berg scale. Data on disease impact and depression were collected in FM patients through the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) and the Beck Questionnaire. RESULTS: FM patients had a higher frequency of falls than RA patients and control individuals in one month (p<0.0001), in six months (p<0.0001) and in one year (p<0.0001). No relationship was found between falls and body mass index, pain or depression scores. Falls in 12 months were associated with higher FIQ values. CONCLUSION: FM patients fall more often than RA patients and control individuals. Level of Evidence II, Investigation of the effect of a patient characteristic on the disease outcome.

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