The aim of the study was to determine the effect of tele-nursing service provided to patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia on the pain and activity level of patients. The study was designed as a randomised controlled experimental study in a pretest-posttest design. The research was conducted in a State Hospital between April 2024 and June 2024 with patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia who applied to the physical therapy outpatient clinic and met the inclusion criteria. The sample was divided into two groups as intervention and control groups of 22 participants by simple randomisation. Descriptive Information Form, Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire Revised (FIQR), Mcgill Pain Scale were used as data collection tools in the study. The second researcher was given the contact information of all patients and the data collection forms were applied as a pre-test. The second researcher did not know which group the patients were in. Thus, the researcher collecting the data was blinded. Data collection forms were administered by the researcher by interviewing the patient in approximately 15-20 minutes. Patients in the intervention group were called three times by phone and were trained in accordance with the prepared training booklet by first researcher.
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Change in pain severity as measured by the Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) sensory subscale at 2 months
Timeframe: At the beginning and at week 8