Problem-oriented coping and resilience among Fibromyalgia patients who live under security threats and have undergone a Fibrotherapy intervention program

Figures & data

Table 1. T-test data in the indicators of psychological distress, functional ability, and physiological indicators before and after FTI among problem-oriented FMPs (N = 56).

	Before FTI (n = 56)		After FTI (n = 56)
	M	SD	M	SD	t
					(55)
Distress and functional ability
Psychological distress	3.01	0.7	2.78	0.61	2.831**
FM symptoms	7.11	1.33	6.38	1.64	5.101***
HRQOL	89.61	7.99	95.39	4.19	4,869 ***
Endurance indices pre-exercise
Distance	363.84	105.84	386.41	91.33	3.484***
VAS	5.75	2.38	5.68	2.14	0.27
MBS	9.81	2.97	8.65	2.91	2,850**
Endurance indices after exercise
Distance	365.73	103.85	386.43	90.21	3.438**
VAS	7.57	1.76	6.93	1.7	2,624*
MBS	10.2	2.8	9.05	2.79	3,623**

* p <.05, ** p <.01, *** p <. 001.

Table 2. T-test data on the psychological distress, functional ability, and physiological indicators before and after FTI among FMPs who did not employ problem-oriented strategies (N = 40).

	Before FTI (n = 40)		After FTI (n = 40)
	M	SD	M	SD	t
					(39)
Distress and functional ability
Psychological distress	3.19	0.58	3	0.42	1.882
FM symptoms	7.37	1.23	6.66	1.23	5.015***
HRQOL	91.95	7.5	93.48	7.87	0.968
Endurance indices pre-exercise
Distance	368.93	88.23	394.45	89.83	4.058***
VAS	7.15	2.15	6.2	1.98	4.251***
MBS	9.55	2.72	8	2.65	3.827***
Endurance indices after exercise
Distance	365.5	98.74	390.93	100.8	3.988***
VAS	7.83	2.05	6.43	2.27	4.820***
MBS	9.28	2.84	8.4	3.22	1.925*
*p ≤ .06, ***p <. 001