The effects of COVID-19 fear and anxiety on symptom severity, sleep quality, and mood in patients with fibromyalgia: a pilot study
Abstract Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals faced psychological stress caused by fear and anxiety due to the high transmission and mortality rate of the disease, the social isolation, economic problems, and difficulties in reaching health services. Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic ce...
Main Authors: | Damla Cankurtaran, Nihal Tezel, Buse Ercan, Sadik Yigit Yildiz, Ece Unlu Akyuz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-06-01
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Series: | Advances in Rheumatology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42358-021-00200-9 |
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