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Aim: Coronaphobia during the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) outbreak was commonly observed in the general population and in patients with chronic diseases. The study investigated chronophobia and its association with psychological parameters in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 174 patients with rheumatic diseases, including fibromyalgia, connective tissue diseases (CTD) and spondyloarthropathies (SpA). Coronaphobia was evaluated using the COVID-19 Phobia Scale (C19P-S), and anxiety and depression were evaluated using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. One-way ANOVA was used to calculate differences between diseases, and Pearson’s correlation test was used for correlation analysis. Results: The study was completed with 171 patients with rheumatic diseases [91 of them with CTD, 57 of them with SpA, and 23 of them with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS)]. Significant differences were found in all subscales of C19P-S among FMS and inflammatory rheumatic diseases (CTD and SpA) (p<0.05). Significant correlations were found among anxiety, psychosomatic, and social subscales of C19P-S in both patients with CTD and SpA. No significant correlation was found between C19P-S, anxiety, and depression in FMS patients. Conclusion: Higher chronophobia levels were found in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases than in those with noninflammatory rheumatic diseases. Because it may be an additional reason for psychological problems, chronophobia should be considered in the management of inflammatory rheumatic diseases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
