The Relationship between Daily Physical Activity, Psychological Factors, and Vegetative Symptoms in Women with Fibromyalgia: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
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Fibromyalgia Chronic pain Autonomic nervous system Psychological Physical activity
Date
2022-09-15Referencia bibliográfica
Navarro-Ledesma, S... [et al.]. The Relationship between Daily Physical Activity, Psychological Factors, and Vegetative Symptoms in Women with Fibromyalgia: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 11610. [https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811610]
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University Chair in Clinical Psychoneuroimmunology (University of Granada); University Chair in Clinical Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI Europe)Résumé
Nowadays, there is evidence that relates the amount of physical activity, as well as the
impact of psychological factors, to the intensity of symptoms present in patients with fibromyalgia
(FM). However, there are no studies which correlate the level of association of physical activity,
psychological factors and vegetative symptoms in the FM population. The study has a cross-sectional
observational design with 41 participants being recruited from a private clinic and rehabilitation
service. The Autonomic Symptom Profile (Compass-31) to assess vegetative symptoms, the GODIN
questionnaire to evaluate the level of leisure activity, and the pain catastrophizing scale, Tampa
Kinesiophobia Scale and Self-Efficacy Scale to assess psychological factors, were used. A low and
significant level of association was found between pain catastrophizing (PCS) and Kinesiophobia
(r = 0.398; p < 0.01), as well as with catastrophizing and vegetative symptoms (r = 0.428; p < 0.05).
Furthermore, a low and significant level of association was also found between self-efficacy and
vegetative symptoms (r = 0.397; p < 0.05). No association was found between the level of daily
physical activity (measured by the Godin Leisure questionnaire) and vegetative symptoms, nor
with any psychological factor studied. There is an association between vegetative symptoms and
psychological factors. Nevertheless, more research which takes other factors into account, such as
lifestyle and nutritional, is needed.