PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL, SLEEP, FATIGUE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN BEHÇET DISEASE AND FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER DISEASE DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

urpose. The primary aim of our study was to compare the changes in physical activity, sleep, fatigue, pain, and quality of life levels between before confinement and during confinement in patients with Behçet and FMF. The secondary aim of the present study was to determine the exercise behavior of patients with Behçet and FMF during confinement. Methods. A total of 21 patients with Behcet Disease (Median age was 42, 57.1% were female) and 21 patients with FMF (Median age was 39, 71.4% were female) were included in this cross-sectional study. They completed Internal Physical Activity Questionnaire- Short Form (IPAQ-SF), Short Form 36 (SF-36) and Exercise Stages of Change Questionnaire. Sleep satisfaction, fatigue and pain was assessed with the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). Results. There were no significant differences in sociodemographic data and all outcome scores except sleep duration between the groups at baseline (p>0.05). Both BD and FMF disease have been affected negatively by the confinement process. PA, Pain, Fatigue and Quality of life were adversely affected in Behçet's patients, while PA and quality of life were adversely affected in FMF patients. we found a significant relationship between physical activity and mental health subscale of quality of life in behçet's patients. In addition, only 9.5% of Behçet's patients and only 14.3% of FMF patients in our study stated that they had been exercising for more than 6 months. Conclusion. The patients in both groups were physically inactive and the majority of them did not exercise. this situation increased during the confinement period. Personalized exercise therapy and increasing physical activity in patients with BD and FMF will improve these symptoms.