Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia and their relationship with anxiety

Authors

  • Murat Baloğlu Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey
  • Ali Gür Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey

Abstract

  Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that affects synovial attachments and negatively affects many organs and tissues. Non-inflammatory soft tissue rheumatism of the disorder and the disease. Pain is the most common and regular symptom in both diseases. The purpose of the study is to reveal the crises of pain with FMS and RA and psychiatric diseases such as anxiety or their association. The study included RA and FMS patients according to the 2010 ARA criteria. 50 patients with FMS and 50 patients with RA were included. If anxiety was present for both groups, the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAQ) was used for measurements, the Beck Depression Scale and Zung's vulnerability were used to determine the psychological dimensions of the copies, and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was used to determine the pain intensity. The general care of the patients on a daily basis was examined. The patient and control group were compared to see if there was a significant difference in terms of these measurements.

Keywords:

pain, anxiety, fibromyalgia, quality of life, zung depression scale

DOI

https://doi.org/10.22270/jddt.v13i10.6249

Author Biographies

Murat Baloğlu, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey

Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey

Ali Gür, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey

Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey

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2023-10-15
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Baloğlu M, Gür A. Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia and their relationship with anxiety. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2023 Oct. 15 [cited 2026 May 24];13(10):43-5. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/6249

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Baloğlu M, Gür A. Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia and their relationship with anxiety. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2023 Oct. 15 [cited 2026 May 24];13(10):43-5. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/6249