Pain and Functional Capacity in Female Fibromyalgia Patients
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between pain and functional capacity levels. DESIGN: [corrected] Cross-sectional study. SETTING: University of Granada. SUBJECTS: One hundred twenty-three women with fibromyalgia (51.7 ± 7.2 years). OUTCOME MEASURES: We measured weight and height, and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. We assessed tender points by pressure pain and functional capacity by means of the 30-second chair stand, handgrip strength, chair sit and reach, back scratch, blind flamingo, 8-ft up and go and 6-minute walk tests. RESULTS: We observed an association of tender points count with the chair stand and 6-minute walk tests (r = -0.273, P = 0.004 and r = -0.183, P = 0.046, respectively). These associations became nonsignificant once the analyses were adjusted by weight or BMI. We observed an association of algometer score with the back scratch, chair stand, and 6-minute walk tests (r = 0.238, P = 0.009; r = 0.363, P < 0.001; and r = 0.186, P = 0.043, respectively), which remained after adjusting for weight or BMI, except the association between algometer score and the 6-minute walk test that became nonsignificant once the analyses were adjusted by weight. Prevalence of overweight and obesity was 39.2 and 33.3%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: There is an inverse association of tender points count with the chair stand and distance walked in the 6-minute walk tests, and a positive association of algometer score with the chair stand, distance walked in the 6-minute walk and back scratch tests, yet, weight status seems to play a role in these associations.
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Fatigue and depression have been repeatedly associated with poorer functioning in people with fibromyalgia.
“fatigue and depression have been repeatedly associated with poorer functioning in people with FM [7,8]”
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- Authors
- Carbonell-Baeza, A., Aparicio, V. A., Sjöström, M., Ruiz, J. R., & Delgado-Fernández, M.
- Affiliations
- Universidad de Granada (ES)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Venue
- Pain Medicine
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2011-11
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 1667-1675
- ISSN
- 1526-2375 (ISSN-L)
- 1526-4637
- OpenAlex
- W2137694655
- Cited by
- 60
- References
- 56
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 3.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Pain Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
- Keywords
- fibromyalgia, pain, functional capacity, tender points, algometry, body mass index, overweight, obesity, women, physical fitness, 6-minute walk test, chair stand test, grip strength
- MeSH terms
- Activities of Daily Living, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Body Composition, Cross-Sectional Studies, Exercise Test, Female, Fibromyalgia, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Physical Endurance, Quality of Life, Spain, Body Mass Index, Musculoskeletal Pain
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