Fibromyalgia, Quality of Life, and Pet Ownership Research Study

08 May 2018

This dissertation study explores the relationship between pet ownership and quality of life for women with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). I hope to better understand the roles of pets in well-being among women with FMS, and this study may increase knowledge about alternative treatments for FMS and how some of the characteristics of pet ownership might relate to quality of life in FMS.

Keywords

• Walden University
• Pschology
• well-being
• Health
• Health and Wellness
• health and well-being
• health and wellbeing
• Chronic Illness
• chronic pain
• Fibromyalgia
• FMS
• Pet ownership
• pets
• animal
• Animal and human interactions.
• alternative health treatments
• complimentary treatments
• mental health
• Stress and coping
• research
• study
• disssertation
• Survey Research
• survery
• social support

Ethical approval

This study has been approved by Walden University Institutional Review Board through January 23, 2019.

About the researcher

I am a health psychology doctoral student at Walden University with interests in chronic illnesses, chronic pain, and the relationships between quality of life or health and animal companions.

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