Introduction: Fibromyalgia is classified as a rheumatologic syndrome of clinical
diagnosis based on the patient's complaint regarding the presence of diffuse pain,
without trauma, noninflammatory, associated with cognitive and sleep disorders, as well
as fatigue and stiffness. Described as the second most commonly found diagnosis in
rheumatologic diseases, it triggers a negative impact on patients' functional capacity due
to the complexity of its etiopathogenesis and its sequelae. The delay in diagnosis and
the absence of curative therapy, even in major centers of reference in technology and
health, add to the biopsychosocial impairment. Epidemiological data of this disease in
patients from northern Brazil are nonexistent. General Objective: To outline the
epidemiological profile of fibromyalgia in patients diagnosed at the rheumatology
referral department of Gurupi-TO. Materials and Methods: We selected women aged
18 to 75 years, with a medical diagnosis of fibromyalgia. Through interviews, they
answered the epidemiological survey questionnaires (with characterization of the
sociodemographic profile and history of the disease) and level of disability (QIFR-Br).
Results: The fibromyalgic sample from Southern Tocantins State presented an
epidemiological profile and level of disability similar to the rest of Brazil, characterized
by: women, with low education and high level of pain intensity and disability.
Although, they lack a specialized professional to monitor the disease.
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