ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2020
Poor Sleep Quality Experience and Self-Management Strategies in Fibromyalgia: A Qualitative Metasynthesis.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for the management of sleep problems in people with fibromyalgia: a multi-methods evidence synthesis.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2025Pooled it
- Pain relief by targeting nonrestorative sleep in fibromyalgia: a phase 3 randomized trial of bedtime sublingual cyclobenzaprine.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2026Trial
- Prevalence of fibromyalgia in Egyptian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and its impact on health-related quality of life.Advances in rheumatology (London, England) · 2026Article
- In the End: Associations Between Sleep Disturbance and Functional Impairment in Fibromyalgia-A Path Analysis Study.Journal of sleep research · 2026Article
- Impact of fibromyalgia syndrome diagnosis and treatment experiences on health information-seeking behaviour: A cross-sectional online survey.British journal of pain · 2026Article
- Patients' experiences of chronic pain and sleep as a vicious circle: a qualitative explorative study from a pain rehabilitation setting.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Evaluating Body Awareness: A Systematic Review Using the COSMIN Methodology.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Revealing sleep and pain reciprocity with wearables and machine learning.Communications medicine · 2025Review
- Unraveling the Complex Web of Fibromyalgia: A Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Review
- Sexuality in Women with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Metasynthesis of Qualitative Studies.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Sleep Disturbance and Self-management in Adults With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Qualitative Study.Clinical nursing research · 2022Article
- Patient Perspectives of Disease Activity, Medications and Substance Use in People with Fibromyalgia.Open access rheumatology : research and reviews · 2022Article
- Fibromyalgia in Older Individuals.Drugs & aging · 2021Review
- Does the Addition of Pain Neurophysiology Education to a Therapeutic Exercise Program Improve Physical Function in Women with Fibromyalgia Syndrome? Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
Poor sleep quality is a major concern and a highly prevalent symptom in fibromyalgia. We aimed to develop a metasynthesis of qualitative studies to assess how people diagnosed with fibromyalgia experience and manage poor sleep quality following the concepts of the Symptom Management Theory. The principles of metasynthesis established by Sandelowski and Barroso were utilized. A pre-planned comprehensive search was implemented in PubMed, Scopus, ISI WebofScience, and Cinahl Plus databases. The methodological quality was assessed following the CASP Qualitative Checklist. The findings of the studies were subjected to a metasummary and a metasynthesis. Seventeen studies were included in the metasynthesis. Two overarching themes were pre-established: (1) experience of poor sleep quality in Fibromyalgia and (2) poor sleep quality management strategies in Fibromyalgia. Four sub-themes emerged from the results: (1) evaluation of poor sleep quality, (2) response to poor sleep quality, (3) management strategies to favor sleep, and (4) managing the consequences of a sleepless night. Poor sleep quality is a severe and disabling symptom that negatively impacts the general health status of people diagnosed with FM. Prescribed treatments are commonly seen as ineffective and self-management strategies are a last resort and do not show beneficial effects.
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