Coping with fibromyalgia during the COVID-19 pandemic: adjustment and wellbeing

Figures & data

Table 1. Descriptive statistics for all measures across three time points.

	Time 1				Time 2				Time 3
	FMS		No-FMS		FMS		No-FMS		FMS		No-FMS
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Symptom change	1.99	0.94	3.58	1.03	2.16	1.08	4.08	1.32	2.22	1.18	3.90	1.21
WB physical	1.62	0.43	2.41	0.62	1.68	0.43	2.37	0.58	1.7	0.45	2.38	0.58
WB mental	1.98	0.51	2.41	0.58	1.97	0.5	2.36	0.54	1.98	0.52	2.40	0.56
WB relate	2.16	0.68	2.52	0.70	2.15	0.65	2.28	0.68	2.17	0.67	2.48	0.70
Overall WB	1.92	0.46	2.45	0.56	1.93	0.45	2.40	0.53	1.95	0.47	2.42	0.54
Catastrophising	5.16	2.13	5.28	2.23	4.05	2.20	3.52	2.21	4.05	2.20	3.52	2.21
Rumination	5.97	1.93	6.12	1.86	4.78	2.32	4.15	2.17	4.78	2.32	4.15	2.17
Other-blame	3.58	1.95	4.34	1.89	3.01	1.82	3.21	1.76	3.01	1.82	3.21	1.76
Self-blame	4.93	2.28	4.90	2.18	3.76	2.50	3.01	2.27	3.76	2.50	3.01	2.27
Acceptance	6.72	2.14	6.74	1.93	5.66	2.46	4.98	2.07	5.66	2.46	4.98	2.07
Planning	5.69	2.11	6.16	1.84	4.54	2.32	4.23	2.20	4.54	2.32	4.23	2.20
Reappraisal	5.53	2.14	6.43	2.13	4.50	2.35	4.58	2.25	4.50	2.35	4.58	2.25
Refocus	4.83	2.07	4.61	1.95	4.03	2.04	3.51	1.66	4.03	2.04	3.51	1.66
Perspective	5.53	1.94	6.12	1.91	4.56	2.21	4.38	2.08	4.56	2.21	4.38	2.08
Adaptive	5.40	1.63	5.83	1.47	4.41	1.96	4.18	1.80	4.38	1.98	4.05	1.81
Maladaptive	4.91	1.38	5.16	1.47	3.90	1.77	3.47	1.79	3.89	1.77	3.30	1.81

Adaptive = mean score of planning, reappraisal, refocus and putting into perspective.

Maladaptive = mean score of catastrophising, self-blame, other-blame, rumination.

Figure 1. A comparison of reported CERQ coping strategy use across three time points.

Cat = catastrophising; rum = rumination; OB = other-blame; SB = self-blame; acc = acceptance; plan = planning; reap = positive reappraisal; ref = positive refocussing; pers = putting into perspective

Table 2. Results of regression on overall wellbeing at three time points.

	Time 1				Time 2				Time 3
			95% CI				95% CI				95% CI
	St. β	p	lower	upper	St. β	p	lower	upper	St. β	p	lower	upper
FMS group
Sex	–.08	.07	–.22	.01	–.08	.10	–.22	.02	–.05	.27	–.19	.05
Age	–.12	.01	–.01	–.001	–.16	.001	–.01	–.003	–.16	.001	–.01	–.003
SES	–.03	.59	–.03	.02	–.01	.76	–.03	.02	–.04	.42	–.03	.01
Baseline symptoms	–.24	¸.001	–.21	–.09	–.20	< .001	–.18	–.06	–.20	< .001	–.19	–.07
Symptom change	.10	.03	.01	.09	.12	.02	.01	.09	.14	.01	.02	.09
Catastrophising	–.01	.93	–.03	.02	–.15	.03	–.06	–.003	–.10	.18	–.05	.01
Rumination	–.01	.93	–.03	.02	–.002	.98	–.03	.03	–.07	.36	–.05	.02
Other–blame	.05	.35	–.01	.03	.06	.27	–.01	.04	.05	.39	–.02	.04
Self–blame	.02	.64	–.01	.02	–.09	.16	–.04	.01	–.09	.13	–.04	.01
Acceptance	–.05	.32	–.03	.01	–.14	.04	–.05	–.001	–.13	.06	–.05	.001
Planning	.09	.17	–.01	.05	.06	.50	–.02	.04	.08	.32	–.02	.05
Reappraisal	.26	< .001	.03	.08	.26	.002	.02	.08	.26	.002	.02	.08
Refocus	.29	< .001	.04	.09	.32	< .001	.04	.10	.33	< .001	.04	.11
Perspective	–.03	.64	–.03	.02	–.10	.20	–.05	.01	–.10	.20	–.06	.01
Adj. R^2	.36				.31				.32
Non–FMS Group
Sex	–.02	.75	–.16	.12	.03	.58	–.09	.17	–.01	.4	–.14	.11
Age	.03	.61	–.004	.01	.08	.18	–.002	.01	.06	.28	–.002	.01
SES	–.10	.10	–.07	.01	–.16	.01	–.09	–.02	–.12	.02	–.07	–.01
Baseline symptoms	–.28	< .001	–.30	–.10	–.22	.001	–.24	–.06	–.25	< .001	–.25	–.09
Symptom change	.18	.003	.03	.16	.30	< .001	.07	.17	.31	< .001	.09	.19
Catastrophising	–.10	.23	–.07	.02	–.26	.01	–.11	–.01	–.33	.002	–.13	–.03
Rumination	.09	.28	–.02	.08	.03	.80	–.05	.07	.17	.16	–.02	.10
Other–blame	–.12	.05	–.07	< .001	–.06	.46	–.06	.03	–.04	.54	–.05	.03
Self–blame	–.06	.44	–.05	.02	–.11	.27	–.07	.02	–.15	.09	–.08	.01
Acceptance	–.06	.39	–.05	.02	.03	.70	–.04	.05	–.04	.65	–.05	.03
Planning	–.11	.14	–.08	.01	.14	.25	–.02	.09	.09	.45	–.03	.08
Reappraisal	.41	< .001	.07	.15	.29	.01	.01	.12	.43	< .001	.05	.16
Refocus	.09	.14	–.01	.06	.16	.04	.004	.10	.19	.01	.02	.10
Perspective	.06	.43	–.03	.06	–.06	.55	–.07	.04	–.16	.09	–.09	.01
Adj. R^2	.39				.39				.49