Open AccessRelationship between religiosity, spirituality and physical and mental outcomes in fibromyalgia patients
Author(s) -
Valerie Aloush,
Anna Gurevich-Shapiro,
Eyal Hazan,
Victoria Furer,
Ori Elkayam,
Jacob N Ablin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical and experimental rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1593-098X
pISSN - 0392-856X
DOI - 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/fcxigf
Subject(s) - fibromyalgia , medicine , religiosity , coping (psychology) , beck depression inventory , clinical psychology , social support , mental health , rheumatology , physical therapy , psychiatry , anxiety , psychology , psychotherapist , social psychology
The coping mechanisms utilised by patients with the fibromyalgia syndrome (FM) pose a crucial focus of treatment. Previous research points to the positive effects of religiosity and spirituality (R/S) as tools for coping with illness. The role of these factors in coping with chronic pain in FM has not previously been studied. The aim of this study was to evaluate the link between R/S and FM outcomes.