Anxiety, Depression, and Quality of Life in Patients With Fibromyalgia During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
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.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Detailed Description
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 Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Fibromyalgia patients Patients diagnosed as having fibromyalgia according to the American College of Rheumatology 2016 classification criteria |
Other: Questionnaires and physical examination
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
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Healthy controls Subjects not having fibromyalgia and who live in the same household as the fibromyalgia patients |
Other: Questionnaire
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
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Resilience [Day 1]
Immunity against traumatic life events, measured by resilience scale for adults
- Covid anxiety [Day 1]
Covid related anxiety levels, measured by covid-19 anxiety scale
- Obsession with covid-19 [Day 1]
Obsession with covid-19, measured by obsession with covid scale
- Quality of life assessment [Day 1]
Measured by Health Survey Questionnaire Short Form 36
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Having a diagnosis of fibromyalgia according to the American college of rheumatology 2016 classification criteria
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Older than 18 years of age
Exclusion Criteria:
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Illiteracy
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A history of coronavirus disease 2019 infection in the last month
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Change in medication to treat fibromyalgia in the last 3 months
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Living alone (lack of a control subject)
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Severe neurological or psychiatric disorder that might hinder subjects' ability to answer the study questions
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Ege University School of Medicine | Bornova | Izmir | Turkey | 35100 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Ege University
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Ece Cinar, MD, Principal Investigator
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
- Cankurtaran D, Tezel N, Ercan B, Yildiz SY, Akyuz EU. The effects of COVID-19 fear and anxiety on symptom severity, sleep quality, and mood in patients with fibromyalgia: a pilot study. Adv Rheumatol. 2021 Jun 30;61(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s42358-021-00200-9.
- Mazza MG, De Lorenzo R, Conte C, Poletti S, Vai B, Bollettini I, Melloni EMT, Furlan R, Ciceri F, Rovere-Querini P; COVID-19 BioB Outpatient Clinic Study group, Benedetti F. Anxiety and depression in COVID-19 survivors: Role of inflammatory and clinical predictors. Brain Behav Immun. 2020 Oct;89:594-600. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.07.037. Epub 2020 Jul 30.
- Qiu J, Shen B, Zhao M, Wang Z, Xie B, Xu Y. A nationwide survey of psychological distress among Chinese people in the COVID-19 epidemic: implications and policy recommendations. Gen Psychiatr. 2020 Mar 6;33(2):e100213. doi: 10.1136/gpsych-2020-100213. eCollection 2020. Erratum in: Gen Psychiatr. 2020 Apr 27;33(2):e100213corr1.
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