Telerehabilitation in Patients With Fibromyalgia

Clinical Outcomes of Asynchronous Telerehabilitation Are Equivalent to Synchronous Telerehabilitation in Patients With Fibromyalgia: a Randomized Control Study

Sixty-six FMS patients received the same exercise program for 8 weeks and divided, synchronous (n: 33), asynchronous (n: 33). Pain (Visual analog Scale, VAS), functional limitations and disabilities (Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, FEA), health-related quality of life (HRQol; Short Form-12, SF 12), catastrophizing (pain catastrophizing scale, PCS), anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HAD), functional capacity (6-minute walking test, 6MWT), muscle strength (Arm curl test) joint position sense (Laser Cursor Assisted Angle Repetition Test, LI-RATT) were assessed at baseline, mid-treatment (week 4), end of treatment (week 8), and eight weeks after treatment (week 16).

Materials and methods: A randomized clinical study. Sixty-six FMS patients received the same exercise program for 8 weeks and divided, synchronous (n: 33), asynchronous (n: 33). Pain (Visual analog Scale, VAS), functional limitations and disabilities (Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, FEA), health-related quality of life (HRQol; Short Form-12, SF 12), catastrophizing (pain catastrophizing scale, PCS), anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HAD), functional capacity (6-minute walking test, 6MWT), muscle strength (Arm curl test) joint position sense (Laser Cursor Assisted Angle Repetition Test, LI-RATT) were assessed at baseline, mid-treatment (week 4), end of treatment (week 8), and eight weeks after treatment (week 16).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosed with FMS by the physician in accordance with ACR 2016 criteria,
• Having independent mobility,
• Not having advanced vision and hearing loss,
• Minimum literacy, participating voluntarily, making video calls, Internet and smartphone access

Exclusion Criteria:

• Have a rheumatic disease with more prominent symptoms than FMS,
• Have an active infection,
• Have a surgical operation in the last three months,
• Have an uncontrollable chronic disease,
• Have another musculoskeletal disorder