Correlación entre calidad del sueño y niveles de estrés con los puntos de dolor de fibromialgia en estudiantes del Internado Rotativo de Medicina UCSG 2019 - 2020.

Abstract

Fibromyalgia is a chronic disease of unknown etiology, characterized by widespread pain and hyperalgesia; the disease frequently occurs with the female sex being the most affected. This disease can be accompanied in persons with high levels of stress, sleep disorders and chronic fatigue. The present study´s objective is to correlate sleep quality, stress levels, presence of anxiety and depression in medical interns with de development of discomfort in fibromyalgia pain points compared to a control group. Materials and methods: A relational, observational, longitudinal and prospective prevalence study was carried out, using data stored in Excel Sheets and obtained through Google Forms surveys made to the study group and control group participants based on the ACR 2010 Fibromyalgia Diagnostic Criteria, the Scale Pittsburg Sleep Quality Score 2010, Perceived Stress Scale 14, GAD7 Index and PHQ9 Index. With 100 participants in the study group and 50 in the control group. There is a moderate significant correlation between the Symptom Severity Index and the different scales, and a weak significant correlation between the Widespread Pain Index with the different scales.