Effects of Social Media Usage on Pain Catastrophizing and Disease Impact in Female Patients With Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Uskudar State Hospital

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Fibromyalgia

Treatments: Other: Beck Anxiety Inventory; Other: Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire; Other: Pain catastrophizing scale; Other: Social Media Use Integration Scale

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05883215

FMS1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of social media usage on pain catastrophizing and disease impact in female individuals diagnosed with fibromyalgia syndrome.

Full description

In this study, the total number of female patients obtained as a result of sample size calculations was 73, and the effect of social media use on pain catastrophizing and disease impact of patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia will be investigated. Social media use will be evaluated with the Social Media Use Integration Scale, disease impact with the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, anxiety levels with the Beck Anxiety Inventory, and pain catastrophizing level with the pain catastrophizing scale. At the same time, a form including demographic data of the patients will be filled. The results will be evaluated with the tests prescribed by the statistical expert, and correlation will be investigated.

Enrollment: 73 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Giving consent.
• Being diagnosed with Fibromyalgia syndrome
• Being female

Exclusion criteria

• Not giving consent.
• Any disability or illness that may prevent filling out the form or communicating.

Trial design

73 participants in 1 patient group

Female Patients Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Description:

Female patients who give consent to participate and are diagnosed with fibromyalgia syndrome.

Treatment:

Other: Social Media Use Integration Scale

Other: Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire

Other: Beck Anxiety Inventory

Other: Pain catastrophizing scale