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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019

Effect of Exergame Training and Detraining on Lower-Body Strength, Agility, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Women with Fibromyalgia: Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.

Santos Villafaina, Yolanda Borrega-Mouquinho, Juan Pedro Fuentes-García, Daniel Collado-Mateo, Narcis Gusi

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Santos VillafainaFaculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, Avda: Universidad S/N, 10003 Cáceres, Spain.
Yolanda Borrega-MouquinhoFaculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, Avda: Universidad S/N, 10003 Cáceres, Spain.
Juan Pedro Fuentes-GarcíaFaculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, Avda: Universidad S/N, 10003 Cáceres, Spain.
Daniel Collado-MateoCentre for Sport Studies, Rey Juan Carlos University, 28943 Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain.
Narcis GusiFaculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, Avda: Universidad S/N, 10003 Cáceres, Spain.
Universidad de Extremadura · ESUniversidad Rey Juan Carlos · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of a 24 week exergame intervention and 24 weeks of detraining on lower-limb strength, agility, and cardiorespiratory fitness in women with fibromyalgia (FM). It was performed as a single-blinded randomized controlled trial of 55 women with FM. University facilities were used. The 24 week exergame intervention was focused on mobility, postural control, upper- and lower-limb coordination, aerobic fitness, and strength. Participants performed 120 min of exergaming per week, which was divided into two sessions. Twenty-four weeks after the end of the intervention, participants were re-evaluated. A chair-stand test, 10 step stair test, and six-minute walk test were conducted to assess lower-body strength, agility, and cardiorespiratory fitness, respectively. The exergame intervention significantly improved lower-limb strength and cardiorespiratory fitness. However, no significant effects on agility were observed. After the detraining period, lower-limb strength and agility returned to their baseline level, but improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness were sustained over time. Exergaming was therefore shown to be beneficial for physical fitness in people with FM. However, exergames had to be played regularly to maintain the benefits. This long-term intervention (24 weeks) may have changed the lifestyle of women with FM, which could explain why cardiorespiratory fitness improvements remained after the detraining period. Future research should focus on lifestyle changes after long-term interventions.

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Cardiorespiratory FitnessAdultAgedExerciseExercise TherapyFemaleFibromyalgiaHumansMiddle AgedMuscle StrengthPhysical FitnessPostural BalanceRange of Motion, ArticularSpain10 step stair testchair–stand testchronic painphysical activitysix-minute walk test.virtual reality

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PMID31878319
PMCPMC6981878
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