Evaluation of psychiatric symptoms in patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

Authors : Kadir AŞÇIBAŞI, Zeynep Alev ÖZÇETE

Pages : 762-770

Doi:10.18621/eurj.1125754

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Publication Date : 2022-11-04

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objectives: Our aim was to assess depression, anxiety, trauma symptoms and sleep problems in patients with fibromyalgia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This study was conducted face-to-face with 62 SARS-CoV-2 negative fibromyalgia patients. Sociodemographic and Clinical Data Form, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(HADS);, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PSQI);, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PCL-5);, Coronavirus Anxiety Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CAS);, Obsession with COVID-19 Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OCS);, the American College of Rheumatology insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ACR); Preliminary Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia 2010 were applied to the subjects. Results: Patient mean scores on the HAD Depression and HAD Anxiety scales were 8.42 ± 3.73 and 9.58 ± 3.86, respectively. The patients` PSQI and PCL-5 scores were 8.10 ± 3.49 and 33.90 ± 16.91, respectively. While the CAS score average was found to be 1.13 ± 2.79, the OCS score average was found to be 1.81 ± 2.27. The mean scores for the Widespread Pain Index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(WPI);, Symptom Severity Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SSS);, and Visual Analog Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(VAS); were 9.90 ± 3.03, 7.84 ± 2.07 and 7.37 ± 1.81, respectively. Poor sleep quality was identified in 75.8% and a risk of post-traumatic stress symptoms in 16.1%. SSS scores were found to be higher in those at risk of depression than those without insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(U=265, p = 0.003);. OCS insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(U=256, p = 0.007);, SSS insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(U=203.5, p = 0.001);, VAS insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(U=263.5, p = 0.012);, PCL-5 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(U=144, p = 0.001); scores were found to be higher in those at risk of anxiety than those without. Conclusions: It was observed that depression was a predictor of fibromyalgia symptom severity and anxiety was a predictor of obsession with coronavirus, fibromyalgia symptom severity, VAS, and post-traumatic stress symptoms.
Keywords : Fibromyalgia, depression, anxiety, COVID 19