Relation between fibromyalgia and the time spent on healthrelated websites on rheumatoid arthritis diagnosed patients

Relatıon Between Fıbromyalgıa And The Tıme Spent On Health Related Websıtes On Rheumatoıd Arthrıtıs Dıagnosed Patıents Objective: In recent years, internet usage is a raising case that the time spent on health-related websites has an effect on persons illness anxiety disorder. In this study, it is aimed that on RA diagnosed patients to examine the relation between web searching on health-related sites and fibromyalgia. Material and method: 200 RA patients whom applied to Manisa Celal Bayar University Rheumatology Clinic are included in this study. The patients are evaluated to determine the time they spent on web. With recording the lab parameters during the examination of patients, cyberchondria severity scale (CSS) and fibromyalgia affect survey has conducted. Results: Among 200 RA patients (man=35, woman=165) whom included to the study, %34 have diagnosed with fibromyalgia and %66 have not. It is detected that the age average of cases are 52,97 11,52 years, age of disease onset is 43,0 12,27 years and disease duration 9,42 7,33 years. While detecting reasonable difference with using leflunamid on relation between RA case treatment and fibromyalgia existance (p=0,034), no reasonable difference is deteted with other treatment methods. Differences are observed on sociodemographic features, age, RA onset age and disease duration at evaluation of fibromyalgia groups (p>0,05). The group with fibromyalgia, it is detected that DAS28 score is reasonable high (p=0,00), fibromyalgia effect survey score is reasonable high (p=0,00) and CSS score is reasonable high (p=0,03). According to the cases evaluated with CSS, it is determined that CSS score is inversely proportional with age and reasonably low on primary school graduated people by comparison with high school and university graduated (p=0,001).Conclusion: Our studies are proposed CSS score is higher on the cases with fibromyalgia diagnosed RA patients. It is shown that DAS28 score is detected higher with fibromyalgia existence. Also, the relation between education status and cyberchondria –with lower score on primary school graduated people- is indicated. With increasing on age, decrease on cyberchondria severity is shown. Keywords: Rheumatoid arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Cyberchondria, Health related websites