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

Not yet recruiting

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

• Registration Number: NCT05883215
• Lead Sponsor: Uskudar State Hospital

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed 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.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2023-05
• Study First Submitted: 2023-05-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-05-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-05-20
• Study First Posted: 2023-05-31
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-31
• Study Start: 2023-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2024-06-01
• Study Completion: 2024-12-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 73

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.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Female Patients Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia Syndrome	Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire	Female patients who give consent to participate and are diagnosed with fibromyalgia syndrome.
Female Patients Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia Syndrome	Beck Anxiety Inventory	Female patients who give consent to participate and are diagnosed with fibromyalgia syndrome.
Female Patients Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia Syndrome	Social Media Use Integration Scale	Female patients who give consent to participate and are diagnosed with fibromyalgia syndrome.
Female Patients Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia Syndrome	Pain catastrophizing scale	Female patients who give consent to participate and are diagnosed with fibromyalgia syndrome.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Correlation between social media use and disease impact	1 day	The possible correlation between the results obtained with the social media integration scale and the results obtained with the fibromyalgia impact questionnaire will be investigated with statistical methods.
Correlation between social media use and pain catastrophizing	1 day	The possible correlation between the results obtained with the social media integration scale and the results obtained with the pain catastrophizing scale will be investigated with statistical methods.
Correlation between social media use and anxiety	1 day	The possible correlation between the results obtained with the social media integration scale and the results obtained with the Beck Anxiety Inventory will be investigated with statistical methods.