ReviewArchives of rheumatology2019
Group Psychotherapy With Fibromyalgia Patients: A Systematic Review.
Review in Archives of rheumatology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- The genetics of fibromyalgia and its relationships to psychiatric and medical traits.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Frailty in older adults with type 2 diabetes: the importance of metabolic control and treatment adherence.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Effect of counseling intervention on symptoms, pain acceptance and psychological wellbeing among patients with fibromyalgia.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Healing synchrony? potential benefits of interpersonal synchrony for chronic pain management.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Coping with fibromyalgia - a focus group study.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2023Article
- Psychoeducation for Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesThis review aims to investigate the factors that play a role on the efficacy of group psychotherapy (GP) interventions for fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). MATERIALS AND
methodsWe employed a search using keywords group psychotherapy and fibromyalgia in the databases of Scopus, Web of Sciences, CINAHL, BMJ, MEDLINE, ScienceDirect and EBSCOhost.
resultsA total of 30 original studies were identified. These studies, which aimed to improve primary outcomes (POs-pain and fibromyalgia impact) and/or secondary outcomes (SOs-psychosocial), indicated that 15 were conducted in a multidisciplinary (MT) fashion, and the rest were unidimensional as they employed only GPs. Cognitive behavior therapy, which modifies dysfunctional thoughts and accompanying behaviors, was the most utilized psychological intervention. Overall, MTs were only slightly superior to GPs; however, improvements in POs were more frequent than SOs in MTs, and the vice versa in GPs.
conclusionAlthough studies varied in various methodological characteristics, the content of the interventions in MTs should be designed to cover the biopsychosocial nature of FMS.
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