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RHEUMATOLOGY
Volume 50, Issue 10, Pages 1889-1893Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ker203
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Fibromyalgia; Suicide attempt; Suicide risk; Revised fibromyalgia impact questionnaire; Plutchik suicide risk scale
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Methods. A concise survey was sent to patients of seven associations of patients with FM. In addition to the inquiry concerning the number, if any, and characteristics of suicide attempts, the survey included questions about sociodemographic and clinical data of patients as well as the revised FM impact questionnaire (FIQR) and the Plutchik suicide risk scale. Results. One hundred and eighty patients answered the survey. Thirty (16.7%) of them reported one to three previous suicide attempts. Drug poisoning was the most frequently employed method for suicide attempt (70%). No relevant differences were found between suicide attempters and non-attempters in relation to age, education and marital status, but a significant difference was found in relation to employment status. Plutchik's scale scores, both in suicide attempters and non-attempters, were higher than those found in the literature. FIQR scores were significantly higher in suicide attempters than in non-attempters. A high-positive correlation was found between FIQR and Plutchik suicide risk scale scores. Pain, poor sleep quality, anxiety and depression were positively correlated with suicide risk. Conclusions. FM is associated with an increased risk of suicide and suicide attempts. Suicidal behaviour seems to be related with the global severity of the disease.
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