Comparison of physical and biopsychosocial characteristics of Turkish speaking individuals from different cultures

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of our study was to compare physical and biopsychosocial characteristics of individuals diagnosed with fibromyalgia from different Turkish speaking cultures.

Methods: A total of 120 patients with fibromyalgia, sixty patients from the Republic of Turkey and 60 patients from the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus with the mean age 42.55±8.30 year and 39.83±11.85 year, were included in the study. Physical status in daily living was assessed with the Health Assessment Questionnaire, the biopsychosocial status was assessed with the Short Form-36 and the Cognitive Exercise Therapy Approach (BETY)-Biopsychosocial Questionnaire.

Results: Significant differences were found in BETY-Biopsychosocial Questionnaire and the Health Assessment Questionnaire scales and the Short Form-36 subparameters including physical function, social function, general mental health, emotional role limitation and overall health status between two groups (p<0.05). The scores of individuals living in Republic of North Cyprus were better than those living in Republic of Turkey.

Conclusion: As a result of the study, the biopsychosocial characteristics related to disease in individuals diagnosed with fibromyalgia were better on behalf of individuals from Republic of North Cyprus in two different cultures whose native language is Turkish. The way of living in an island and warm climate were thought to effect stress factors positively in individuals from Republic of North Cyprus. It is suggested that performing same comparisons with expanded patients who can not tolerate warm weather with different diagnostic groups in future studies might be better to draw a conclusion whether warm climate has a bad effect.

Keywords

• Fibromyalgia,Outcome measures,Cultural characteristics

Fibromiyalji tanılı Türkçe konuşan farklı kültürlerden bireylerin fiziksel ve biyopsikososyal özelliklerinin karşılaştırılması

Abstract

Amaç: Çalışmamızın amacı fibromiyalji tanısı almış ve anadili Türkçe olan farklı kültürlerden bireylerin fiziksel ve biyopsikososyal özelliklerinin karşılaştırılmasıdır.

Yöntem: Çalışmaya yaş ortalaması sırasıyla 42,55 ± 8,30 yıl ve 39,83±11,85 yıl olan Türkiye Cumhuriyeti’nden 60 ve Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti’nden 60 olmak üzere toplamda 120 fibromiyalji tanılı birey dahil edildi. Günlük yaşamdaki fiziksel durumunu belirlemek için Sağlık Değerlendirme Anketi, biyopsikososyal durumun değerlendirmesi için Kısa Form-36 ve BETY-Biyopsikososyal Ölçeği kullanıldı.

Bulgular: Bireylere ait değişkenlerin karşılaştırmasında, Bilişsel Egzersiz Terapi Yaklaşımı (BETY)-Biyopsikososyal Ölçeği ve Sağlık Değerlendirme Anketi ile Kısa Form-36’nın fiziksel fonksiyon, sosyal fonksiyon, genel mental sağlık, emosyonel rol limitasyonu ve genel sağlık durumu alt parametreleri arasında anlamlı fark bulundu (p<0,05). Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti’nde yaşayan bireylerin tüm skorları Türkiye Cumhuriyeti’nde yaşayan bireylere oranla daha iyiydi.

Sonuç: Bu çalışma sonunda, anadili Türkçe olan iki farklı kültürdeki fibromiyalji tanılı bireylerde hastalıkla ilişkili biyopsikososyal özelliklerin Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti’nden bireyler lehine farklı olduğu görüldü. Ada yaşantısının ve sıcak iklimin Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti’nden bireylerde stres faktörlerini olumlu yönde etkilemiş olabileceği düşünüldü. Hasta sayısının genişletilmesi ve sıcak iklimin iyi gelmediği farklı tanı gruplarında da aynı karşılaştırmaların yapılmasının çalışmanın veriminin arttıracağı görüşüne varıldı.

Keywords

• fibromyalgia,cyprus,turkey,patient reported outcome,cultural characteristics

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