Comparing face-to-face and internet-based basic body awareness therapy for fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial.
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate and compare the effecs of face-to-face and internet-based Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT), in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). Materials and methods: FM-diagnosed patients were randomly allocated to one of three groups: face-to-face BBAT (F2F-BBAT), inter...
| Publicado en: | Disability & Rehabilitation Vol. 47; no. 19; pp. 4987 - 4999 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=187949796&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 187949796 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 09638288 B73 jtl: Disability & Rehabilitation issn: 09638288 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Sep2025 vid: 47 iid: 19 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 187949796 183125967 187949796 187949796 10.1080/09638288.2025.2465597 187949796 ppf: 4987 ppct: 12 formats: tig: atl: Comparing face-to-face and internet-based basic body awareness therapy for fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial. aug: au: Tahran, Ö. Ersoz Huseyinsinoglu, B. Yolcu, G. Karadağ Saygı, E. Yeldan, İ. affil: Institute of Graduate Studies, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey sug: subj: Fibromyalgia Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Methods Telerehabilitation Internet-Based Intervention Treatment Outcomes Human Turkiye Randomized Controlled Trials Random Assignment Comparative Studies Waiting Lists Videoconferencing Software Questionnaires Pain Threshold Evaluation Algometers Mobile Applications McGill Pain Questionnaire Fibrinogen Blood Serum Globulins Biological Markers Blood Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) Therapeutic Exercise Prospective Studies Pretest-Posttest Design Female Adolescence Adult Middle Age Aged Functional Assessment Disability Evaluation Posture Evaluation Pain Measurement Quality of Life Evaluation Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Software Chi Square Test Analysis of Variance Post Hoc Analysis Pearson's Correlation Coefficient Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Female ab: Purpose: This study aimed to investigate and compare the effecs of face-to-face and internet-based Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT), in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). Materials and methods: FM-diagnosed patients were randomly allocated to one of three groups: face-to-face BBAT (F2F-BBAT), internet-based BBAT (I-BBAT), or a waiting list control group (CG). The F2F-BBAT group underwent individual 8-week BBAT sessions (2 sessions per week). The I-BBAT group received an equivalent dosage of BBAT via online video conferencing software. The primary outcome was the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire Revised (FIQR). Secondary outcomes included the pressure pain threshold (PPT) via algometer, the PostureScreen Mobile® (PSM) application, the Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ), the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36), and plasma fibrinogen and haptoglobin levels. Results: A total of 41 patients completed the study. Both the F2F-BBAT (n = 14) and I-BBAT (n = 13) groups showed significant improvements in all outcome measures (p < 0.05) with no significant difference between them (p > 0.05). Conversely, the CG (n = 14) demonstrated no substantial improvements in the outcome measures (p > 0.05). Compared to the CG, both the F2F-BBAT and I-BBAT groups exhibited superior results in FIQR, PPT, PSM, SF-MPQ, and multiple SF-36 sub-parameters (p < 0.05). Conclusion: This study showed that BBAT delivered via internet-based telerehabilitation can have comparable effective results on clinical parameters with conventional face-to face BBAT in patients with FM. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04981132. IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION: Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT), a physiotherapy approach gaining increasing recognition for managing fibromyalgia (FM), offers enhanced accessibility to treatment through internet-based telerehabilitation. The clinical parameters observed with BBAT delivered via internet-based telerehabilitation at 8 weeks were comparable to those of conventional face-to-face BBAT in patients with FM Internet-based Basic Body Awareness Therapy (I-BBAT) may be preferred as an alternative treatment method for patients with fibromyalgia, rather than face to face. Furthermore, I-BBAT emerges as a beneficial option for public health, as it provides an easy and low-cost system for patients to access therapy through physiotherapists, thereby also facilitating physiotherapists' ability to reach and support their patients effectively. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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