ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2016
Physical fitness is associated with anxiety levels in women with fibromyalgia: the al-Ándalus project.
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- Cardiac output and arteriovenous oxygen difference contribute to lower peak oxygen uptake in patients with fibromyalgia.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Trial
- Effects of Manual Therapy on Fatigue, Pain, and Psychological Aspects in Women with Fibromyalgia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
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- Physical Function, Self-Perceived Physical Fitness, Falls, Quality of Life and Degree of Disability According to Fear and Risk of Falling in Women with Fibromyalgia.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
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- Better Handgrip Strength Is Related to the Lower Prevalence of Pain and Anxiety in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Pathological Cycle between Pain, Insomnia, and Anxiety in Women with Fibromyalgia and its Association with Disease Impact.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- Influence of socio-affective factors on quality of life in women diagnosed with fibromyalgia.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Gradual Strength Training Improves Sleep Quality, Physical Function and Pain in Women with Fibromyalgia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Understanding the Associations across Fibromyalgia-Related Fatigue, Depression, Anxiety, Self-Esteem Satisfaction with Life and Physical Activity in Portuguese and Brazilian Patients: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Longitudinal associations of physical fitness and affect with depression, anxiety and life satisfaction in adult women with fibromyalgia.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Associations of physical activity, sedentary time, and physical fitness with mental health during pregnancy: The GESTAFIT project.Journal of sport and health science · 2021Article
- Association Between Physical Fitness and Anxiety in Children: A Moderated Mediation Model of Agility and Resilience.Frontiers in public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeTo assess the independent associations of individual physical fitness components with anxiety in women with fibromyalgia and to test which physical fitness component shows the greatest association.
methodsThis population-based cross-sectional study included 439 women with fibromyalgia (age 52.2 ± 8.0 years). Anxiety symptoms were measured with the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the anxiety item of the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR). Physical fitness was assessed through the Senior Fitness Test battery and handgrip strength test.
resultsOverall, lower physical fitness was associated with higher anxiety levels (all, p < 0.05). The coefficients of the optimal regression model (stepwise selection method) between anxiety symptoms and physical fitness components adjusted for age, body fat percentage and anxiolytics intake showed that the back scratch test (b = -0.18), the chair sit-and-reach test (b = -0.12; p = 0.027) and the 6-min walk test (b = -0.02; p = 0.024) were independently and inversely associated with STAI. The back scratch test and the arm- curl test were associated with FIQR-anxiety (b = -0.05; p < 0.001 and b = -0.07; p = 0.021, respectively).
conclusionPhysical fitness was inversely and consistently associated with anxiety in women with fibromyalgia, regardless of the fitness component evaluated. In particular, upper-body flexibility was an independent indicator of anxiety levels, followed by cardiorespiratory fitness and muscular strength.
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