ReviewBreathe (Sheffield, England)2018
Cardiorespiratory fitness among adults with fibromyalgia.
Review in Breathe (Sheffield, England), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Who cites it
20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Efficacy and mechanism of supervised adapted physical activity on quality of life for patients with fibromyalgia: single-center, prospective, randomised clinical and neuroimaging study.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Cardiac output and arteriovenous oxygen difference contribute to lower peak oxygen uptake in patients with fibromyalgia.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Trial
- Efficacy of Whole-Body Vibration Training on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Clinical and Functional Outcomes, and Quality of Life in Women with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2021Trial
- Supervised walking improves cardiorespiratory fitness, exercise tolerance, and fatigue in women with primary Sjögren's syndrome: a randomized-controlled trial.Rheumatology international · 2019Trial
- Cardiorespiratory fitness and pain severity: Longitudinal associations from the general population-The HUNT study.Pain reports · 2026Article
- Test-Retest Reliability of a Performance-Based Test Battery in Patients with Fibromyalgia According to Socio-Occupational Status.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Test-Retest Reliability of Isokinetic Strength in Lower Limbs under Single and Dual Task Conditions in Women with Fibromyalgia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Functional neurological disorder, physical activity and exercise: What we know and what we can learn from comorbid disorders.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2024Review
- Whole-Body Vibration Training on Oxidative Stress Markers, Irisin Levels, and Body Composition in Women with Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Test-Retest Reliability and Concurrent Validity of the 3 m Backward Walk Test under Single and Dual-Task Conditions in Women with Fibromyalgia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Relationship between Kinesiophobia and Mobility, Impact of the Disease, and Fear of Falling in Women with and without Fibromyalgia: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Is there a role of pulmonary rehabilitation in extrapulmonary diseases frequently encountered in the practice of physical medicine and rehabilitation?Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2022Review
- Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Brain Electrical Activity, Heart Rate Variability, and Dual-Task Performance in Healthy and Fibromyalgia Women: A Study Protocol.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Virtual Reality-Based Therapy Reduces the Disabling Impact of Fibromyalgia Syndrome in Women: Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Review
- The Role of Pain Catastrophizing and Pain Acceptance in Performance-Based and Self-Reported Physical Functioning in Individuals with Fibromyalgia and Obesity.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
- Impact of Fibromyalgia in the Hippocampal Subfields Volumes of Women-An MRI Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Strength Assessment Under Dual Task Conditions in Women with Fibromyalgia: A Test-Retest Reliability Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Influence of a Cell-Phone Conversation on Balance Performance in Women with Fibromyalgia: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study.BioMed research international · 2019Article
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Authors and funding
2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
This review presents and addresses the conflicting results on cardiorespiratory fitness among adults with fibromyalgia. The heterogeneity in study designs, symptom severity and the assessment protocols might partly explain these conflicting results. It also presents the possible relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and exercise prescription, attrition from exercise/rehabilitation programmes and independence with activities of daily living. Cardiorespiratory fitness might impact aerobic exercise and independence in daily activities of patients with fibromyalgia, which is often concomitantly diagnosed in patients with sleep disordered breathing, including patients with obstructive sleep apnoea. Therefore, cardiorespiratory fitness evaluation should be considered by general and respiratory physicians as well as physiotherapists who treat patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia for more accurate diagnosis, exercise prescription and monitoring of patients' status. KEY POINTS: Adults with fibromyalgia often present with reduced cardiorespiratory fitness.Reduced cardiorespiratory fitness might have an important impact on functional capacity and quality of life.Adults with fibromyalgia who have a secondary condition affecting their ventilatory anaerobic threshold and/or EDUCATIONAL
aimsTo better understand the cardiorespiratory fitness results among adults with fibromyalgia in general, and when taking into account differences in assessment protocol (maximal
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