![]() ![]() Research has shown that sleep impairment can lower the threshold for pain as well as trigger musculoskeletal pain and emotional distress ( Prados and Miró, 2012 Becker et al., 2018). In addition to including generalized pain and various cognitive difficulties, the new criteria acknowledged fatigue and sleep problems as core aspects of the condition ( Wolfe et al., 2010 Schmidt et al., 2011). In 2010, the American College of Rheumatology proposed a new set of diagnostic criteria for FMS replacing the traditional 1990 classification ( Wolfe et al., 1990). FMS has a strong negative impact on family and social engagement and imposes substantial healthcare and social services costs ( Rivera et al., 2006 Langhorst et al., 2013 Van Gordon et al., 2016). Studies demonstrate a deterioration in quality of life in individuals suffering from FMS compared to those with other rheumatic or autoimmune diseases ( Hoffman and Dukes, 2008 González et al., 2010). FMS affects around 3% of the general population, with a seven-to-one higher prevalence in women aged 20–50 years old versus men of the same age ( Prados and Miró, 2012 Lauche et al., 2013 Feliu-Soler et al., 2016). Other typical symptoms include fatigue, trouble sleeping, headaches, numbness in the hands and feet, depression, anxiety and decreased tolerance to exercise ( Staud et al., 2001 Costa et al., 2017 Sosa-Reina et al., 2017). The Meditación-Fluir program shows promise for alleviating sleep problems relating to FMS and may thus have a role in the treatment of FMS as well as other pain disorders in which sleep impairment is a central feature of the condition.įibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic pain condition characterized by localized pain spots as well as prolonged generalized body pain. Results showed that compared to the control group, individuals in the mindfulness group demonstrated significant improvements across all outcome measures and that the intervention effects were maintained at a 3 month follow-up assessment. ![]() Adult women with FMS ( n = 39) were randomly assigned to the 7 weeks mindfulness treatment or a waiting list control group. Given the role of sleep problems in the pathogenesis of FMS, and given that mindfulness has been shown to improve sleep problems in other clinical conditions, the present study explored the effects of a mindfulness-based intervention known as Flow Meditation ( Meditación-Fluir) on a range of sleep-related outcomes (subjective insomnia, sleep quality, sleepiness, and sleep impairment) in individuals with FMS. While there is promising evidence supporting the role of mindfulness as a treatment for FMS, to date, mindfulness intervention studies have principally focused on dimensions of pain as the primary outcome with sleep problems either not being assessed or included as a secondary consideration. Indeed, poor sleep quality has been found to be a significant predictor of pain, fatigue, and maladaptive social functioning in this patient group. In addition to generalized pain and various cognitive difficulties, new FMS diagnostic criteria acknowledge fatigue and sleep problems as core aspects of this condition. 4Centre for Psychological Research, University of Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdomįibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a complex psychosomatic pain condition.3Department of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago, Chile.2Department of Psychology, University of Almería, Almería, Spain.1Department of Social Psychology and Methodology of the Behavioral Sciences, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain.Gázquez-Linares 3, William Van Gordon 4 and María del M. ![]() Alberto Amutio 1, Clemente Franco 2, Laura C. ![]()
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