The Effect of Music on Quality of Life in Fibromyalgia Patients

Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital

Status

Completed

Conditions

Fibromyalgia

Quality of Life

Music Therapy

Treatments

Other: music therapy

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04823117

34/13

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study's aim was to determine the effect of music therapy on symptoms and functions in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS).

Full description

This study's aim was to determine the effect of music therapy on symptoms and functions in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Women diagnosed with FMS for at least 6 months included in the study. 16 patients were in the music treatment group and 51 patients were in the control group. Patients in music treatment group were given a music CD which includes nature sounds recommended by the Turkish Psychological Association. The patients were evaluated with Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) before and after the treatment.

Enrollment

101 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Female patients over the age of 18
Being diagnosed as FMS according to 2010 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for FMS
Having the diagnosis of FMS at least six months

Exclusion criteria

Patients with hearing problems, pregnancy, another accompanying central sensitization syndrome or schizophrenia
Patients with psychiatric illness
Patients whose pharmacological treatment for FMS changed within the last three months
Patients without a listening device
Patients who do not have a cognitive level to answer the questions in the scale