The assessment of affective temperament and life quality in myofascial pain syndrome patients.

This research assesses for the first time of the affective temperament characteristics of MPS patients.KEY POINTSMyofascial pain syndrome patients have distinct temperaments than the control group.Myofascial pain syndrome patients had remarkably higher TEMPS-A depressive, cyclothymic, and anxious scores than the healthy control group.Life quality, clinical severity, and courses can be affected by differences in temperament.Clinicians can readily apply the TEMPS-A temperament scale in patient application to demonstrate these differences.The anticipation of a psychiatric situation plays a more significant role in evaluating the higher mood symptom rates and their effect on life quality.