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Association of Pain With Body Image and Psychological Resilience in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia

CompletedN/A

Sponsor: Samsun University

Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis , Fibromyalgia

Countries: Turkey (Türkiye)

This cross-sectional, comparative study will examine the relationship between psychological resilience and body image in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and fibromyalgia (FM), and compare these findings with healthy controls. Participants will be recruited consecutively from the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation outpatient clinic at Samsun Training and Research Hospital. After informed consent, demographic and clinical information will be recorded and validated questionnaires will be administered. The results may help to better understand psychological and body-related experiences in RA and FM and support more comprehensive patient care.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study type: OBSERVATIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria

* Adults aged 18-70 years.
* For the fibromyalgia group: meeting the ACR 2016 criteria.
* For the rheumatoid arthritis group: meeting the ACR classification/diagnostic criteria.
* For the healthy control group: no history of chronic pain or chronic disease.
* Willingness to participate and provision of written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Presence of an acute or chronic neurological disease.
* Current or past psychiatric diagnosis.
* Severe visual or hearing impairment.
* History of trauma or surgery within the past 6 months.
* History of cancer.
* Thyroid disease.
* Refusal to participate / inability to provide informed consent.

Locations (1)

Samsun, Samsun, Turkey (Türkiye)