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Clinical Rehabilitation, Vol. 21, No. 12, 1109-1113 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0269215507077365
© 2007 SAGE Publications

Relationship between aerobic fitness and quality of life in female fibromyalgia patients

C. Ayán

Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Department of Physiology, University of León, cayan{at}edu.xunta.es

V. Martín

Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Department of Physiology, University of León

B. Alonso-Cortés

Area of Physiotherapy, Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of León

M.J. Álvarez

Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health University of León, León, Spain

M. Valencia

Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health University of León, León, Spain

M.J. Barrientos

Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health University of León, León, Spain

Objective: To determine whether there is a direct link between quality of life and aerobic capacity among female fibromyalgia patients.

Design: Cross-section study.

Setting: University of León.

Subjects: Twenty-nine women belonging to the León Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Association.

Main measurements: Aerobic capacity and quality of life were measured by means of the Six-Minute Walk Test and the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire. Outcome measures included heart rate and rate of perceived fatigue and dypsnoea.

Results: The average distance walked was 432.8 (61.2) m and the total average Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire score was 47.5 (18.9). Only item 1 of the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, physical function, showed any statistically significant link with the distance walked, which had no statistically significant relationship with any of the variables studied.

Conclusion: The physical fitness of women with fibromyalgia, as determined by the Six-Minute Walk Test and the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, has no direct relation with quality of life as the patients perceive it.


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