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Exploring the relationship between fibromyalgia-related fatigue, physical activity, and quality of life

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dc.contributor.authorAlvarez, Marcos C.
dc.contributor.authorAlbuquerque, Maria Luiza L.
dc.contributor.authorNeiva, Henrique P.
dc.contributor.authorCid, Luis
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Filipe
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, Diogo S.
dc.contributor.authorMatos, Rui
dc.contributor.authorAntunes, Raúl
dc.contributor.authorMorales-Sánchez, Verónica
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, Diogo
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-07T17:04:30Z
dc.date.available2023-01-07T17:04:30Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThe symptoms of fibromyalgia are varied, including general muscle pain and pain at specific points (also called tender points), excessive fatigue, anxiety, depression, and some psycho logical problems that can have a negative impact on quality of life. Physical activity is a widely used option by health professionals to alleviate the effects of this syndrome. However, there is no clear information on the possible mediating role of physical activity in the relationship between fibromyalgia-related fatigue and quality of life. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the relationship between fibromyalgia-related fatigue and quality of life, and to investigate the mediating role of physical activity in patients with this syndrome. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 237 Portuguese women aged 28 to 75 years (M = 49.12; SD ± 8.87) and 117 Brazilian women aged 20 to 69 years (M = 46.72; SD ± 8.38) were recruited to participate in this study. These patients completed three valid and reliable questionnaires related to the assessment of fibromyalgia-related fatigue (MDF-Fibro-17), physical activity (IPAQ), and quality of life (SF-36). Results: Both samples had scores above the midpoint for all dimensions of fibromyalgia-related fatigue and scores below the midpoint for quality of life. Physical activity had no mediating effect in either sample, as the total indirect effect was not significant. Conclusions: Physical activity does not mediate the relationship between fatigue and quality of life. However, the results also show that the fatigue dimensions associated with fibromyalgia had a negative and significant association with physical and mental health indicators in both samples. Thus, patients with FM with higher scores on fatigue-related symptoms might suffer more from physical and mental health, both of which are related to quality of life.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationAlvarez, M.C.; Albuquerque, M.L.L.; Neiva, H.P.; Cid, L.; Rodrigues, F.; Teixeira, D.S.; Matos, R.; Antunes, R.; Morales Sánchez, V.; Monteiro, D. (2022). Exploring the relationship between fibromyalgia-related fatigue, physical activity, and quality of life. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 19, 4870. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph19084870pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph19084870pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/4224
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/8/4870pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectfibromyalgiapt_PT
dc.subjectquality of lifept_PT
dc.subjectfatiguept_PT
dc.subjectphysical activitypt_PT
dc.titleExploring the relationship between fibromyalgia-related fatigue, physical activity, and quality of lifept_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceBasel, Switzerlandpt_PT
oaire.citation.issue8pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage4870pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume19pt_PT
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