TY - JOUR AU - Lledó Boyer, Ana AU - Pastor Mira, Mª Ángeles AU - López-Roig, Sofía AU - Nieto Ferrandéz, Maximiliano PY - 2011/12/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Psychosocial factors and health services utilization in Fibromyalgia: a review JF - International Journal of Psychological Research JA - Int. j. psychol. res. VL - 4 IS - 2 SE - Research Article DO - 10.21500/20112084.784 UR - https://revistas.usb.edu.co/index.php/IJPR/article/view/784 SP - 80-91 AB - Studies on the socioeconomic impact of fibromyalgia (FM) have shown the high health services use done by these patients. These data indicate the challenge of dealing with these people, their treatment and rehabilitation, as well as the need of changes in actions and implementation of cost-effective approaches. In this study we reviewed the literature on the health care use behavior in FM. The data shows that the emotional state and catastrophizing are relevant factors in the onset of seeking health care, and within the system, higher self-efficacy, attributions of symptoms to external factors, the perception of good health and lower comorbidity is associated with less use. ER -