ACR Meeting Abstracts

ACR Meeting Abstracts

Abstract Number: 151

Prevalence of Fibromyalgia in Nurses; A Cross Sectional Study

Sarah Alajmi1, Faisal Shahwan1, Yazeed Bajuaifer1, Rand Al Ohaly2, Maha Edrees2, Alanood Asiri2 and Mohammed Omair3, 1Internal Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 3Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Meeting: 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

Date of first publication: September 18, 2017

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Session Information

Date: Sunday, November 5, 2017

Title: Fibromyalgia, Soft Tissue Disorders, Regional and Specific Clinical Pain Syndromes Poster I

Session Type: ACR Poster Session A

Session Time: 9:00AM-11:00AM

Background/Purpose:

Nurses are at increased of developing pain sensitization syndromes due to stress and interrupted sleep. The prevalence of fibromyalgia (FM) in nurses is unknown. The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of FM in nurses using different screening tools.

Methods:

This was a cross-sectional study conducted in King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC). Nurses were invited to fill a questionnaire. The fibromyalgia Rapid Screening tool (FIRST), Fibromyalgia Survey Questionnaire (FSQ) and London Fibromyalgia Epidemiology Study Screening Questionnaire (LFESSQ) were used to identify patients with FM. Descriptive analysis was used for demographics. Non-parametric tests were to compare PIT with and without FM.

Results:

A total of 335 nurses completed the questionnaire. They were mostly females (93.7%), married (64.5%) with a median (interquartile range) age and body mass index of 32 (10) years and 24.8 (4.7) respectively. Of those, 121 (36.1%) nurse admitted having body pain. The prevalence of FM using the FIRST, FSQ and LFESSQ were (1.8%), (0.6%) and (19.4%) respectively. None of them fulfilled the 3 criteria concurrently. Using the LFESSQ criteria, nurses with FM were more likely to complain from irritable bowel syndrome (p=0.018), dry mouth (p=0.026), chest pain (p=0.002) and headache (p<0.001). the underlying specialty had an impact on the prevalence of FM based on specialty was; emergency department (23.1%), clinics (17.2%), intensive care (10.6%), ward (5.3) and operation room (4.3%).

Conclusion: The prevalence of FM is variable among nurses based on the used screening tool. Educational programs and screening clinics are justified.

Disclosure: S. Alajmi, None; F. Shahwan, None; Y. Bajuaifer, None; R. Al Ohaly, None; M. Edrees, None; A. Asiri, None; M. Omair, None.

To cite this abstract in AMA style:

Alajmi S, Shahwan F, Bajuaifer Y, Al Ohaly R, Edrees M, Asiri A, Omair M. Prevalence of Fibromyalgia in Nurses; A Cross Sectional Study [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017; 69 (suppl 10). https://acrabstracts.org/abstract/prevalence-of-fibromyalgia-in-nurses-a-cross-sectional-study/. Accessed .

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