Frequency of juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome in children with familial Mediterranean fever: effects on depression and quality of life

Alayli G., Durmus D., Ozkaya O., Sen H. E., Genc G., Kuru O.

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.29, no.6, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Keywords: juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome, familial Mediterranean fever, quality of life, depression, DISEASE-ACTIVITY, ADOLESCENTS, PREVALENCE, FATIGUE, ASSOCIATION, DISORDERS, ARTHRITIS, ANXIETY, SCORES, MOOD
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective. To determine the prevalence of juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome (JFMS) in children with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and to evaluate quality of life (QoL) and depression.