TY - JOUR
T1 - An Empirically Derived Taxonomy of Biopsychosocial Factors of Adjustment to Fibromyalgia
T2 - Results of a Multivariate Analysis
AU - Muller, Veronica
AU - Chan, Fong
AU - Iwanaga, Kanako
AU - Wu, Jia Rung
AU - Chen, Xiangli
AU - Lee, Beatrice
AU - Tao, Jing
AU - Rumrill, Phillip
AU - Bezyak, Jill
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was supported by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (Grant no.: H133B13001).
PY - 2020/10/1
Y1 - 2020/10/1
N2 - Fibromyalgia (FM) is a lifelong central nervous system disorder that is precipitated by a range of biological, psycho-cognitive, and social factors. The aims of this exploratory study were to (a) identify biopsychosocial and cognitive factors that may affect an individual’s response to FM, (b) determine whether individuals with FM can be grouped into homogeneous subgroups based on biopsychosocial factors associated with response to FM, and (c) compare subgroup differences in health outcomes and life satisfaction. This study included 302 participants with FM. Principal components analysis yielded three sets of biopsychosocial factors that may affect response to FM (i.e., protective, cognitive-affective, and physical factors). Based on these three factors, a cluster analysis was performed, which produced three homogeneous subgroups: (a) the moderate amount of problems group, (b) the least amount of problems group, and (c) the many problems group. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) results indicated that these three subgroups differed significantly in terms of health outcomes and life satisfaction. The findings of this study broaden the existing literature related to understanding FM from a multidimensional symptom response perspective and contribute to the development and validation of biopsychosocial interventions for people with FM.
AB - Fibromyalgia (FM) is a lifelong central nervous system disorder that is precipitated by a range of biological, psycho-cognitive, and social factors. The aims of this exploratory study were to (a) identify biopsychosocial and cognitive factors that may affect an individual’s response to FM, (b) determine whether individuals with FM can be grouped into homogeneous subgroups based on biopsychosocial factors associated with response to FM, and (c) compare subgroup differences in health outcomes and life satisfaction. This study included 302 participants with FM. Principal components analysis yielded three sets of biopsychosocial factors that may affect response to FM (i.e., protective, cognitive-affective, and physical factors). Based on these three factors, a cluster analysis was performed, which produced three homogeneous subgroups: (a) the moderate amount of problems group, (b) the least amount of problems group, and (c) the many problems group. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) results indicated that these three subgroups differed significantly in terms of health outcomes and life satisfaction. The findings of this study broaden the existing literature related to understanding FM from a multidimensional symptom response perspective and contribute to the development and validation of biopsychosocial interventions for people with FM.
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U2 - 10.1177/0034355220925157
DO - 10.1177/0034355220925157
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85091746912
VL - 64
SP - 3
EP - 16
JO - Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin
JF - Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin
SN - 0034-3552
IS - 1
ER -