Anxiety, Depression, and Quality of Life in Patients With Fibromyalgia During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

Ege University78 enrolled

Overview

Fibromyalgia patients and controls living in the same household will be evaluated for levels of resilience, covid-19 related anxiety, coronavirus disease 2019 related obsession, quality of life and pain and comparisons and correlation analyses will be carried out.

Fibromyalgia is a generalized pain condition that is accompanied by sleep disturbances, anxiety, depression and somatic symptoms. During Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, fibromyalgia patients as well as the general population have increased anxiety levels. This study was planned to evaluate fibromyalgia patients' levels of coronavirus disease 2019 related resilience, anxiety, obsession levels about coronavirus disease 2019, quality of life and pain levels and compare them with healthy controls living in the same household.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Fibromyalgia Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

Interventions

Questionnaires and physical examinationOTHER

Patients will be examined and demographic data, disease characteristics will be recorded. Health Survey Questionnaire Short Form 36 , coronavirus disease 2019 anxiety scale ,Obsession with coronavirus disease 2019 scale, and Resilience scale for adults will be answered

QuestionnaireOTHER

Demographic data will be recorded. Health Survey Questionnaire Short Form 36 , coronavirus disease 2019 anxiety scale ,Obsession with coronavirus disease 2019 scale, and Resilience scale for adults will be answered

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Having a diagnosis of fibromyalgia according to the American college of rheumatology 2016 classification criteria * Older than 18 years of age Exclusion Criteria: * Illiteracy * A history of coronavirus disease 2019 infection in the last month * Change in medication to treat fibromyalgia in the last 3 months * Living alone (lack of a control subject) * Severe neurological or psychiatric disorder that might hinder subjects' ability to answer the study questions

Locations (1)

Ege University School of Medicine

Bornova, İzmir, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Resilience

Immunity against traumatic life events, measured by resilience scale for adults

Time frame: Day 1

Covid anxiety

Covid related anxiety levels, measured by covid-19 anxiety scale

Time frame: Day 1

Obsession with covid-19

Obsession with covid-19, measured by obsession with covid scale

Time frame: Day 1

Quality of life assessment

Measured by Health Survey Questionnaire Short Form 36

Time frame: Day 1

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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