THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INTENSITY OF PAIN AND ACCEPTANCE OF ILLNESS WITH POSITIVE ATTITUDES FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH FIBROMYALGIA

Fibromialgija je kronična bol za koju svaki pacijent treba imati podrobnu analizu s čime se određuje mjesto, jačina, frekvencija, način nastanka i motivacija samog pacijenta za participiranje u liječenju. Kronična bol, pa tako i fibromialgija značajno narušava kvalitetu života, u današnje je vrijeme prepoznata znatno bolje, jer se proučava epidemiologija, dijagnoza i terapija fibromialgije. Za bolji učinak važno je pravovremeno postaviti točnu dijagnozu, u cilju što ranijeg početka liječenja. U ovom istraživanju cilj je bio ispitati odnos intenziteta boli, odnos prihvaćanja bolesti te usporediti doprinos intenziteta boli i prihvaćanja bolesti kod oboljelih od fibromialgije. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo ukupno 108 osoba s dijagnozom fibromialgije od čega je 10 (9,3%) muškog i 98 (90,7%) ženskog spola. Zaključeno je da povećani intenzitet boli nije povezan s manjom voljnošću za vježbanjem, dok je veći stupanj prihvaćanja bolesti povezan s pozitivnijim stavom prema tjelovježbi, kao i prihvaćanje bolesti u odnosu na intenzitet boli više doprinosi pozitivnom stavu za fizičkom aktivnošću.Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain in which every patient should have detailed analysis with the determined place, strength, frequency, origin, and motivation of the patient for participation in treatment. Chronic pain usually ruins the quality of life. In today's time it is better understood because it is studied by fibromyalgia epidemiology, diagnosis, and therapy. For a better effect it is important to diagnose on time and connect the symptoms with the possibility of fibromyalgia. In this research the goal was to examine the relationship of pain intensity, acceptance of the condition and compare the contribution of pain intensity and acceptance of the condition among fibromyalgia patients. A total of 108 people with the diagnosis of fibromyalgia participated, of which 10 (9.3%) are male and 98 (90.7%) are female. It is concluded that an increased pain intensity is not connected to less will to exercise, while a higher level of acceptance of the condition is connected to a more positive attitude towards physical activity. The condition fibromyalgia needs to be diagnosed on time in order for the patient to begin treatment on time