The frequency and effect of fibromyalgia in patients with Behçet’s disease

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the scores of depression, anxiety, sleep and quality of life (QoL), to identify the prevalence offibromyalgia (FM) in Behçet’s disease (BD), and to evaluate whether there is a difference between BD patients with and without FM in thesescores.Patients and methods: Between March 2008 and January 2009, 97 patients with BD and 95 age- and sex-matched healthy controls wereincluded in the study. The patients with BD were divided into two groups according to the presence or absence of FM. All participants wereevaluated by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and MedicalOutcomes Study Short Form-36 (SF-36).Results: Compared to the controls, FM prevalence was higher (19.6% vs 3.2%) with increased BDI and BAI scores, while the subscores of SF-36including physical function, physical role, pain, general health, social function, and emotional role decreased in BD patients (for all p