The Mediating Role of Depression and Pain Catastrophizing in the Relationship between Functional Capacity and Pain Intensity in Patients with Fibromyalgia.

Casandra Isabel Montoro Aguilar Carmen M Galvez-Sánchez

Published in: Behavioural neurology (2022)

Findings support a key role of pain catastrophizing and depression in the disability associated to pain in FMS. Treatment goals directed to lessen depression and pain catastrophizing levels should be promoted to reduce the impact of pain in FMS patients' daily function.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
depressive symptoms
tyrosine kinase
multiple sclerosis
physical activity
public health
sleep quality
prognostic factors