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Factors promoting physical activity in women with fibromyalgia: a qualitative interview study.
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- Perception and lived experience of movement in patients with fibromyalgia: a qualitative systematic review with meta-synthesis and meta-summary.Clinical rheumatology · 2026Pooled it
- Factors predicting health-enhancing physical activity in patients with chronic widespread pain following a person-centred health plan.Annals of medicine · 2026Trial
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- Perspectives on Group-Based Physical Activity Interventions for Fibromyalgia: A Qualitative Study.Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2026Article
- Global mapping of physical activity promotion strategies in Fibromyalgia- A comprehensive methodological scoping review protocol.MethodsX · 2025Article
- Fibromyalgia pain management effectiveness from the patient perspective: a qualitative evidence synthesis.Disability and rehabilitation · 2024Review
- The persian version of the fear-avoidance beliefs questionnaire among iranian post-surgery patients: a translation and psychometrics.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- The Fibromyalgia Decomposition Phenomenon: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effects of progressive intensity resistance training on the impact of fibromyalgia: protocol for a blinded randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- 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
- Exploring the Relationship between Fibromyalgia-Related Fatigue, Physical Activity, and Quality of Life.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The role of physiotherapy in fibromyalgia: Current and future perspectives.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Review
- Patient Perspectives of Disease Activity, Medications and Substance Use in People with Fibromyalgia.Open access rheumatology : research and reviews · 2022Article
- Patients' appraisals about a multicomponent intervention for fibromyalgia syndrome in primary care: a focus group study.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2021Article
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3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesTo gain deeper knowledge of factors promoting physical activity in women with fibromyalgia.
designA qualitative study based on semistructured in-depth individual interviews. Analysed using qualitative content analysis.
participantsFourteen women with fibromyalgia, age 38-65, recruited from a previous randomised controlled trial investigating the effects of person-centred progressive resistance exercise compared with relaxation therapy.
settingInterviews were conducted in a hospital setting.
resultsThe analysis resulted in four categories:
conclusionThis study reveals several factors both personal and environmental, which promote the ability to be physically active when living with pain and other symptoms of fibromyalgia. The participants expressed that, although they had a desire to be physically active, they needed support and guidance from a professional with adequate knowledge to help them find the proper level of exercise. They also expressed a need for the professional to understand their preferences, and to use these preferences as a basis for creating the proper conditions, helping them learn to manage pain and supporting them in getting the exercise done.
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