@article{article_1623221, title={Levels of anxiety, depression, and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study}, journal={Ege Tıp Dergisi}, volume={64}, pages={135–142}, year={2025}, DOI={10.19161/etd.1623221}, author={Cinar, Ece and Türkoğlu Aytar, Meryem Burcu and Hepguler, Simin and Elbi, Hayriye}, keywords={fibromyalgia, anxiety, pain, covid-19}, abstract={Aim: Covid-19 pandemic has been reported to cause increased levels of depression, anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorders in the general population. Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) patients may be more inclined to develop these problems because of reduced resilience and coping mechanisms. For this reason, we have aimed to assess FMS patients’ levels of resilience, Obsession with covid-19, anxiety and quality of life and compare these values with controls living in the same household.
Materials and Methods: Patients diagnosed as having FMS according to the ACR 2016 classification criteria and a control subject living in the same household were included in the study. Subjects were asked to fill out an online questionnaire form containing pain level, Short form 36, covid-19 anxiety scale, Obsession with covid scale and resilience scale for adults. Results were compared between the FMS patients and controls.
Results: 39 FMS patients and 39 controls were included in the study. Demographic characteristics were similar between the groups (p>0.05). Subjects with FMS had lower levels of quality of life in addition to worse anxiety and obsession with Covid-19 scores (p<0.05). Surprisingly, most subsections of the resilience scale for adults were not significantly different between the groups (p>0.05), except for structured style subsection (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Patients with FMS are affected more negatively psychologically than controls during the Covid-19 pandemic. Regular follow up visits, whether face to face or through telemedicine should include assessment for pandemic related anxiety and obsession may help control pain and other FMS symptoms.}, number={1}, publisher={Ege University}, organization={Çalışmamız EÜTF hastanesinde yürütülmüştür, herhangi bir maddi destek alınmamıştır}