Objective: This study aimed to assess the impact of pain severity on body image among patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia (FM).
Methods: The study included 51 patients recruited from psychiatry and algology outpatient clinics, who provided informed consent. The patients were evaluated using the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), Body Image Scale (BIS), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI).
Results: Moderate positive correlations were found between BAI scores and BDI and RSES scores, while a moderate negative correlation emerged between BIS scores (p
Key words: Fibromyalgia, body image, self-esteem, chronic pain
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