Comparison of the diagnoses, the outpatient clinics they visited, and the number of visits of patients with and without a diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome: Do patients with fibromyalgia syndrome come to the hospital more often?

Mehmet Okçu; Mustafa Yemliha Ayhan; Figen Tuncay; Fatmanur Aybala Koçak; Yakup Erden; Yıldız Gonca Doğru Çiftci; Samet Sancar Kaya

doi:10.14744/agri.2022.99076

Comparison of the diagnoses, the outpatient clinics they visited, and the number of visits of patients with and without a diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome: Do patients with fibromyalgia syndrome come to the hospital more often?

Yazarlar
Mehmet Okçu Türkiye
Mustafa Yemliha Ayhan Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Figen TUNCAY Kurum Bilgileri Tıp Fakültesi Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Fiziksel Tıp Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Özgeçmiş Sayfası İletişim Bilgileri: (386)213-4515 Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Fatmanur Aybala Koçak Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Yakup Erden Türkiye
Yıldız Gonca Doğru Çiftci Türkiye
Samet Sancar Kaya Türkiye

Özet

Objectives: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) has a wide spectrum of symptoms that includes all body parts. So FMS is a great imitator. This brings to mind the possibility that fibromyalgia patients visit outpatient clinics in many departments more than non-fibromyalgia patients. However, there is not enough data on this subject. This study aims to compare the number of outpatient visits of patients with FMS with those without a diagnosis of FMS and to examine their diagnoses.Methods:The diagnoses of 140 patients (70 with fibromyalgia and 70 controls), and departments of the outpatient clinics they visited were analyzed retrospectively. In the control group, patients who visited the same outpatient clinic with the complaint of knee pain, but who did not have FMS and who had never been diagnosed with FMS before, were recruited as age-and gender-matched. Results:The total number of outpatient clinic visits, as well as the number of visits to physical medicine and rehabilitation, obstetrics and gynecology, general surgery, internal medicine, and psychiatry departments, were significantly higher in fibromyalgia group patients compared to the control group. In addition, the number of diagnoses in the 5th chapter (mental, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental disorders, F01-F99) of International Classification of Diseases-10 was significantly higher in the fibromyalgia group.Conclusion: It should be kept in mind that patients with FMS visit more hospitals and outpatient clinics than other patients. Physicians and patients should be informed about this issue to reduce unnecessary health costs.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Fibromyalgia, outpatient clinic visit, the economic burden

Makale Türü	Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü	Diğer hakemli uluslarası dergilerde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı	Kare Publishing
Dergi ISSN	1300-0012
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler	IM: Index Medicus
Makale Dili	Türkçe
Basım Tarihi	01-2023
Cilt No	35
Sayı	3
Sayfalar	148 / 152
Doi Numarası	10.14744/agri.2022.99076
Makale Linki	http://dx.doi.org/10.14744/agri.2022.99076

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Comparison of the diagnoses, the outpatient clinics they visited, and the number of visits of patients with and without a diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome: Do patients with fibromyalgia syndrome come to the hospital more often?

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