COVID-19 pandemic and exercising: a cross-sectional study with 1156 patients with fibromyalgia
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992)
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67(10): 1392-1396, Oct. 2021. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of pandemic in the exercising practice and impact of the disease in patients with Fibromyalgia.METHODS:
This is a cross-sectional, Internet-based survey answered by 1156 individuals with Fibromyalgia diagnosis. Questions were on epidemiology, social distancing habits, and exercise practice before and after COVID-19 pandemic, including subtypes of exercises (for resistance, flexibility, balance, and strength). The Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire was applied.RESULTS:
In the whole sample, 57.7% of individuals practiced exercises before pandemic; during pandemic, only 34.8% practiced and 39.6% left this practice. Among those taking quarantine (n=440), 52.9% used to do exercises prior to pandemic; in the pandemic, 28.1% (reduction of 53.2%). The median Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire among those who practiced exercises in the pandemic was 73.6 (61.1-83.2) and that among those who did not was 80.4 (71.9-86.9), with p<0.0001. The Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire did not change according to the type of physical exercise (p=0.27).CONCLUSION:
A high proportion of patients with Fibromyalgia stopped exercising during COVID-19 pandemic; as a result, the impact of the disease during this period was worse among those not practicing exercises.
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Main subject:
Fibromyalgia
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992)
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Faculdade Evangélica Mackenzie do Paraná/BR
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