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Association of sedentary time and physical activity with pain, fatigue, and impact of fibromyalgia: the al‐Ándalus study
Author(s) -
SeguraJiménez V.,
BorgesCosic M.,
SorianoMaldonado A.,
EstévezLópez F.,
ÁlvarezGallardo I. C.,
HerradorColmenero M.,
DelgadoFernández M.,
Ruiz J. R.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.575
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1600-0838
pISSN - 0905-7188
DOI - 10.1111/sms.12630
Subject(s) - fibromyalgia , medicine , physical therapy , population , association (psychology) , physical activity , psychology , environmental health , psychotherapist
We examined the association of objectively measured sedentary time ( ST ) and physical activity ( PA ) levels with pain, fatigue, and the impact of the disease in women with fibromyalgia. Four hundred and nineteen (mean age ±  SD  = 51.7 ± 7.6 years old) women with fibromyalgia participated. ST and PA levels (light, moderate, and moderate‐to‐vigorous [ MVPA ]) were measured with triaxial accelerometry. We assessed experimental pain with algometry and clinical pain, fatigue, and impact of fibromyalgia with a number of questionnaires. The association of ST and light PA with most of the pain‐ and fatigue‐related outcomes and impact of fibromyalgia (all, P  ≤ 0.019) was independent of moderate and vigorous PA . Furthermore, the association of vigorous PA with general and physical fatigue was independent of ST and light and moderate PA (all, P  < 0.001). In conclusion, lower levels of ST or higher levels of light PA are associated with lower pain, fatigue, and the overall impact of the disease independent of moderate and vigorous PA in women with fibromyalgia. Interestingly, higher vigorous PA is independently associated with lower general and physical fatigue. These results are significant for future ST and PA intervention studies in this population.

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