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Resilience and Family Factors in Fibromyalgia: Associations with Disease Severity and Impact

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Resilience and Family Factors in Fibromyalgia: Associations with Disease Severity and Impact

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Background: Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome influenced by biological and psychosocial factors, making resilience and family environment potential determinants of disease outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate psychological resilience and family-related factors in women with fibromyalgia and to examine their association with disease severity and impact. Methods: A cross-sectional case-control study was conducted with 176 women aged 25-45 years; 88 fibromyalgia and 88 healthy controls. Fibromyalgia severity was assessed using the Fibromyalgia Score (FS) and the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire Score (FIQRS). Resilience was measured with the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10). Demographic and family-related data, such as number of children, number of siblings, and presence of a severely ill family member, were also collected. Results: Women with fibromyalgia had lower resilience scores than healthy controls (p < 0.001). They grew up in larger families, more often reported having a severely ill family member during childhood, and currently had more children. Within the fibromyalgia group, lower resilience was associated with greater disease severity and impact (FS: ρ = –0.23, p = 0.034; FIQRS: r = –0.36, p < 0.001). In healthy controls, resilience was positively correlated with the number of children, a relationship not observed in fibromyalgia patients. Conclusion: Women with fibromyalgia demonstrated lower psychological resilience and reported a higher number of siblings and children compared to healthy controls. Lower resilience was associated with more severe fibromyalgia symptoms, highlighting resilience as a clinically relevant factor associated with symptom burden and a potentially modifiable target for supportive interventions.

Anahtar Kelimeler

fibromyalgia, resilience, psychological, chronic pain, family, psychosocial factors

Destekleyen Kurum

This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

Etik Beyan

Local ethical committee approval was obtained from the Ministry of Health Antalya City Hospital Ethical Committee (Ethical approval number: 17/11; date: 07/11/2024), and the study was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration of Human Rights before the study.

Teşekkür

We would like to thank Prof. Ayşegül Ketenci (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) and Assoc. Prof. Eser Sağaltıcı (Psychiatry) for their valuable comments and contributions to this manuscript.

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Kaynak Göster

APA
Altuntaş, V., Duman Şahin, Z., & Yılmaz Muluk, S. (2026). Resilience and Family Factors in Fibromyalgia: Associations with Disease Severity and Impact. Archives of Current Medical Research, 7(3), 626-634. https://doi.org/10.47482/acmr.1776296
AMA
1.Altuntaş V, Duman Şahin Z, Yılmaz Muluk S. Resilience and Family Factors in Fibromyalgia: Associations with Disease Severity and Impact. Arch Curr Med Res. 2026;7(3):626-634. doi:10.47482/acmr.1776296
Chicago
Altuntaş, Vedat, Zehra Duman Şahin, ve Selkin Yılmaz Muluk. 2026. “Resilience and Family Factors in Fibromyalgia: Associations with Disease Severity and Impact”. Archives of Current Medical Research 7 (3): 626-34. https://doi.org/10.47482/acmr.1776296.
EndNote
Altuntaş V, Duman Şahin Z, Yılmaz Muluk S (01 Eylül 2026) Resilience and Family Factors in Fibromyalgia: Associations with Disease Severity and Impact. Archives of Current Medical Research 7 3 626–634.
IEEE
[1]V. Altuntaş, Z. Duman Şahin, ve S. Yılmaz Muluk, “Resilience and Family Factors in Fibromyalgia: Associations with Disease Severity and Impact”, Arch Curr Med Res, c. 7, sy 3, ss. 626–634, Eyl. 2026, doi: 10.47482/acmr.1776296.
ISNAD
Altuntaş, Vedat - Duman Şahin, Zehra - Yılmaz Muluk, Selkin. “Resilience and Family Factors in Fibromyalgia: Associations with Disease Severity and Impact”. Archives of Current Medical Research 7/3 (01 Eylül 2026): 626-634. https://doi.org/10.47482/acmr.1776296.
JAMA
1.Altuntaş V, Duman Şahin Z, Yılmaz Muluk S. Resilience and Family Factors in Fibromyalgia: Associations with Disease Severity and Impact. Arch Curr Med Res. 2026;7:626–634.
MLA
Altuntaş, Vedat, vd. “Resilience and Family Factors in Fibromyalgia: Associations with Disease Severity and Impact”. Archives of Current Medical Research, c. 7, sy 3, Eylül 2026, ss. 626-34, doi:10.47482/acmr.1776296.
Vancouver
1.Vedat Altuntaş, Zehra Duman Şahin, Selkin Yılmaz Muluk. Resilience and Family Factors in Fibromyalgia: Associations with Disease Severity and Impact. Arch Curr Med Res. 01 Eylül 2026;7(3):626-34. doi:10.47482/acmr.1776296