Coronaphobia in Rheumatic Diseases

Gazi University

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Rheumatic Diseases

Treatments

Diagnostic Test: Coronaphobia

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05554029

15-23

Details and patient eligibility

About

COVID-19 is a contagious respiratory disease that is caused Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome causing Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). The most common symptoms are fever, cough and dyspnoea. Patients with rheumatic diseases are at higher risk of infections because of disease activity and immunosuppression. In addition, old age and having concomitant chronic disease are among risk factors for coronavirus. Therefore, national health services recommend patients to practice self-isolation and self-quarantine.

Full description

COVID-19 is a contagious respiratory disease that is caused Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome causing Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). It was firstly seen in December 2019 in Wuhan, China and spread rapidly all over the world. World Health Organization (WHO) was declared COVID-19 as a pandemic in March 2020. The most common symptoms are fever, cough and dyspnoea. Social isolation and staying home have been suggested to reduce the spreading rate of COVID-19 pandemic in many countries. In addition, curfew except necessity was applied in some countries and time of curfew varied by country. Therefore, pandemic caused changes in routine life for millions of people. Patients with rheumatic diseases are at higher risk of infections because of disease activity and immunosuppression. In addition, old age and having concomitant chronic disease are among risk factors for coronavirus. Therefore, national health services recommend patients to practice self-isolation and self-quarantine. However, social isolation was concluded with more increased physical inactivity and sedentary lifestyle. The aim of this study is to investigate coronaphobia in rheumatic diseases and compare with healthy people.

Enrollment

60 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Between the ages of 18 to 65
Have diagnosed with Romatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Systemic Lupus Erthematosus or Fibromyalgia

Exclusion criteria

Being pregnant
Diagnosed with malignancy
Had changes of medical treatment in the last 3 months
Had dysfunction that limited physical activity such as severe neurological impairment, immobility or cooperation deficits