Publicación

Reliability and Feasibility of Physical Fitness Tests in Female Fibromyalgia Patients

  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
  • Autores
    Carbonell-Baeza, A; Alvarez-Gallardo, IC; Segura-Jimenez, V; Castro-Pinero, J; Ruiz, JR; Delgado-Fernandez, M; Aparicio, VA
  • Año Publicación
    2015
  • Volumen
    36
  • Número
    2
  • Pág. Inicio
    157
  • Pág. Fin
    162
  • Pág. Fin
    157
Referencia Citadas
37
Citas Web of Science
26
Total de veces citado (Z9)
26
Recuento Uso 5 años
10

The aim of the present study was to determine the reliability and feasibility of physical fitness tests in female fibromyalgia patients. 100 female fibromyalgia patients (aged 50.6 +/- 8.6 years) performed the following tests twice (7 days interval test-retest): chair sit and reach, back scratch, handgrip strength, arm curl, chair stand, 8 feet up and go, and 6-min walk. Significant differences between test and retest were found in the arm curl (mean difference: 1.25 +/- 2.16 repetitions, Cohen d = 0.251), chair stand (0.99 +/- 1.7 repetitions, Cohen d = 0.254) and 8 feet up and go (-0.38 +/- 1.09 s, Cohen d = 0.111) tests. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) range from 0.92 in the arm curl test to 0.96 in the back scratch test. The feasibility of the tests (patients able to complete the test) ranged from 89 % in the arm curl test to 100 % in the handgrip strength test. Therefore, the reliability and feasibility of the physical fitness tests examined is acceptable for female fibromyalgia patients.


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Web financiada por la Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Conocimiento, Investigación y Universidades, Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER), proyecto SOMM17/6107/UGR