Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Fibromyalgia Patients

Perceived stress scale (PSS) : The PSS is a validated 10-item self-report questionnaire which asks individuals to indicate how often they have found their lives unpredictable, uncontrollable, and overloaded in the last month. The higher scores indicating greater perceived stress.

Fibromyalgia impact questionnaire (FIQ): The FIQ is composed of 10 items. The first item contains 11 questions related to physical functioning - each question is rated on a 4 point Likert type scale. Items 2 and 3 ask the patient to mark the number of days they felt well and the number of days they were unable to work (including housework) because of fibromyalgia symptoms. Items 4 through 10 are horizontal linear scales marked in 10 increments on which the patient rates work difficulty, pain, fatigue, morning tiredness, stiffness, anxiety and depression.

"Drug using: Antidepressant, SNRI, gabapentin, SSRI, myorelaxan, nsaid, paracetamol, pregabalin, tramadol, food supplement.~Job status: Participants were questioned about their occupational status before and during the pandemic as I am a housewife, I quit my job, I worked from home, I worked part-time and there was no change in my job.~Physical activity: I do not have physical activity, I do my daily work at home, I do daily walks, I exercise regularly.~Pain status: Participants were questioned that their pain conditions before and during the pandemic were much worse, worse, a little bad, no change, a little good, better, It was questioned as much better."