NCT05398536

Kinesiophobia in Familial Mediterranean Fever

Kinesiophobia and Related Factors in Adult Patients With Familial Mediterranean Fever

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 38 (actual)
• Sponsor: Halic University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Kinesiophobia is a common problem in patients with rheumatic disease and can cause physical inactivity, social isolation, disability, and poor quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate kinesiophobia and associated factors in patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). All patients were evaluated in terms of sociodemographic characteristics and assessed using the Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale (TKS), International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).

Detailed description

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a common autoinflammatory disease among certain ethnic groups living in the Mediterranean basin. The reported prevalence of FMF among children in Turkey is 9.3/10000. Kinesiophobia is a common problem in patients with rheumatic disease and can cause physical inactivity, social isolation, disability, and poor quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate kinesiophobia and associated factors in patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). All patients were evaluated in terms of sociodemographic characteristics and assessed using the Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale (TKS), International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).

Conditions

• FMF

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-01-08
• Primary completion: 2018-03-27
• Completion: 2018-12-20
• First posted: 2022-06-01
• Last updated: 2025-08-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)