TY  - JOUR
TI  - Evaluation of the physical and emotional effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with fibromyalgia and chronic low back pain: A multicenter cross-sectional controlled study
AB  - Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the physical and emotional effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and chronic low back pain (CLBP) patients. Patients and methods: The cross-sectional controlled study was performed with 1,360 participants (332 males, 1,028 females; mean age: 42.3±12.5 years; range, 18 to 65 years) between September 2020 and February 2021. The participants were evaluated in three groups: the FMS group (n=465), the CLBP group (n=455), and the healthy control group (n=440). Physical activity, pain levels, and general health status before and during the pandemic were evaluated in all participants. Stress levels were analyzed with the perceived stress scale (PSS) in all groups, and disease activity was analyzed with the fibromyalgia impact questionnaire (FIQ) in patients with FMS. Results: Patients with FMS had worsened general health status and pain levels during the pandemic compared to the other groups (p<0.01). The FMS group showed significantly higher PSS scores than those in other groups (p<0.01). There was a weak-positive correlation between FIQ and PSS parameters in patients with FMS (p<0.05, r=0.385). Conclusion: The general health status, pain, and stress levels of the patients with FMS and CLBP tended to worsen during the pandemic. This high-stress level appeared to affect disease activity in patients with FMS.
AU  - KARAKAŞ, Merve
AU  - Balbaloglu, Ozlem
AU  - SİNDEL, Dilşad
AU  - Keskin, Dilek
AU  - alp, alev
AU  - AY, SAİME
AU  - Yanık, Burcu
AU  - Geler Külcü, Duygu
AU  - Ural, Gülçin
AU  - Koçak, Fatmanur Aybala
AU  - kasapoğlu aksoy, meliha
AU  - FINDIKOGLU, GULIN
AU  - Atıcı, Arzu
AU  - Koldaş Doğan, Şebnem
AU  - Erdem Sultanoğlu, Tuba
AU  - ORDAHAN, BANU
AU  - KARACA UMAY, Ebru
AU  - caglar yagci, hanife
AU  - Akaltun, Mazlum Serdar
AU  - ÖZKAN, YASEMİN
AU  - Kurt, Emine Eda
AU  - ünlü, zeliha
AU  - Tıkız, canan
AU  - YURDAKUL, Ozan Volkan
AU  - SATIS, SERAP
AU  - SONEL TUR, BİRKAN
AU  - bağcıer, fatih
AU  - Kibar, Sibel
AU  - demirhan, esma
AU  - Evcik, Fatma Deniz
AU  - Ketenci, Ayşegül
AU  - Kurt Oktay, Kubra Neslihan
AU  - Eser, Filiz
AU  - Tezel, Nihal
AU  - Atar, Sevgi
DO  - 10.5606/tftrd.2022.10053
PY  - 2022
JO  - Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
VL  - 68
IS  - 4
SN  - 2587-0823
SP  - 464
EP  - 474
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/1170784
ER  -