Depressive Symptoms and Quality of Life in a Sample of Italian Women with a Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia: The Role of Attachment Styles.

Q1 Psychology Depression Research and Treatment Pub Date : 2021-02-16 eCollection Date: 2021-01-01 DOI:10.1155/2021/5529032
Cristina Sechi, Loredana Lucarelli, Laura Vismara
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Abstract

Background: Women with fibromyalgia (FM) commonly suffer from depression, pervasive fatigue, and pain. The attachment style has been hypothesized to be an important factor for understanding the experience of these symptoms. Therefore, the present cross-sectional study is aimed at investigating the effect of attachment styles in women with a diagnosis of FM on depressive symptoms and quality of life.

Method: Participants were 453 Italian women with a physician's diagnosis of FM with a mean age of 47 years (SD = 10.9). To assess attachment styles, quality of life, and depressive symptoms, women responded, respectively, to the Relationship Questionnaire, the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire, and the Beck Depression Inventory II.

Results: Our results showed that the incidence of depressive symptoms was elevated, with 59% of women reporting moderate to severe symptoms. Also, the statistical analyses showed that both preoccupied and avoidant/dismissing attachments were related with depression symptoms and low perception of QoL.

Conclusions: Our study demonstrates that, when evaluating the impact of FM on the QoL of women, it is important to consider the complexity of the variables that are at play. Insecure attachment styles and depressive symptoms seem to increase the likelihood of the psycho-social-somatic malaise in FM women.

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诊断为纤维肌痛的意大利妇女的抑郁症状和生活质量:依恋类型的作用
背景:患有纤维肌痛(FM)的女性通常患有抑郁、普遍疲劳和疼痛。依恋类型被假设为理解这些症状的一个重要因素。因此,本横断面研究旨在探讨依恋类型对确诊为FM的女性抑郁症状和生活质量的影响。方法:参与者为453名意大利女性,经医生诊断为FM,平均年龄为47岁(SD = 10.9)。为了评估依恋类型、生活质量和抑郁症状,女性分别回答了关系问卷、世界卫生组织生活质量问卷和贝克抑郁量表II。结果:我们的研究结果显示,抑郁症状的发生率升高,59%的女性报告中度至重度症状。此外,统计分析显示,全神贯注和回避/驳回依恋都与抑郁症状和低生活质量感知有关。结论:我们的研究表明,在评估FM对女性生活质量的影响时,考虑起作用的变量的复杂性是很重要的。不安全的依恋类型和抑郁症状似乎增加了FM女性心理-社会-躯体不适的可能性。
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Depression Research and Treatment
Depression Research and Treatment Psychology-Clinical Psychology
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