Knowledge about Fibromyalgia in Fibromyalgia Patients and Its Relation to HRQoL and Physical Activity
<i>Introduction</i>: Fibromyalgia (FM) affects 2.40% of the Spanish population. The most widespread treatment has been the combination of patient education, pain coping strategies and exercise. With regard to patient education, there are few previous studies on the efficacy of relating F...
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| author | María Mendoza-Muñoz Jesús Morenas-Martín Miguel Rodal Judith García-Matador Miguel Ángel García-Gordillo José Ignacio Calzada-Rodríguez |
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| description | <i>Introduction</i>: Fibromyalgia (FM) affects 2.40% of the Spanish population. The most widespread treatment has been the combination of patient education, pain coping strategies and exercise. With regard to patient education, there are few previous studies on the efficacy of relating FM education in isolation with an improvement in FM, although there are some studies that report that health education programs could modify the perception of quality of life and improve pain. <i>Objectives</i>: the aim was to find out the level of knowledge about FM among patients in Extremadura, to explore the relationship between knowledge of FM and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and to analyze the relationship between knowledge of physical activity in FM and the practice of physical activity. <i>Methods</i>: A single-measure cross-sectional study was carried out with 121 women with a mean age of 55.06 (±9.93) years. The following questionnaires were used: Fibromyalgia Knowledge Questionnaire (FKQ); SF12v2 (Short-Form Health Survey); and EURO-QOL-5D-5L (EQ-5D-5L). <i>Results</i>: regarding the level of knowledge of the participants about FM, it was found that 10% had a low knowledge, 49% medium and 41% high. In relation to the associations between the level of knowledge and HRQoL, a weak correlation between EQ-5D-5L and the FKQ in the domain of physical activity (r = 0.243) were found. <i>Conclusions</i>: it can be concluded that the level of knowledge about FM of the patients from Extremadura was medium-high and that there is a direct weak relationship between knowledge about physical activity in FM and HRQoL. However, no association was found between knowledge of physical activity in FM and the practice of physical activity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-91efa505666443b285fe94e21d0eb2232023-11-22T03:16:19ZengMDPI AGBiology2079-77372021-07-0110767310.3390/biology10070673Knowledge about Fibromyalgia in Fibromyalgia Patients and Its Relation to HRQoL and Physical ActivityMaría Mendoza-Muñoz0Jesús Morenas-Martín1Miguel Rodal2Judith García-Matador3Miguel Ángel García-Gordillo4José Ignacio Calzada-Rodríguez5Health, Economy, Motricity and Education Research Group (HEME), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, SpainMotor Control Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, SpainBioErgon Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, SpainHealth, Economy, Motricity and Education Research Group (HEME), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, SpainUniversidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca 3467987, ChileHealth, Economy, Motricity and Education Research Group (HEME), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain<i>Introduction</i>: Fibromyalgia (FM) affects 2.40% of the Spanish population. The most widespread treatment has been the combination of patient education, pain coping strategies and exercise. With regard to patient education, there are few previous studies on the efficacy of relating FM education in isolation with an improvement in FM, although there are some studies that report that health education programs could modify the perception of quality of life and improve pain. <i>Objectives</i>: the aim was to find out the level of knowledge about FM among patients in Extremadura, to explore the relationship between knowledge of FM and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and to analyze the relationship between knowledge of physical activity in FM and the practice of physical activity. <i>Methods</i>: A single-measure cross-sectional study was carried out with 121 women with a mean age of 55.06 (±9.93) years. The following questionnaires were used: Fibromyalgia Knowledge Questionnaire (FKQ); SF12v2 (Short-Form Health Survey); and EURO-QOL-5D-5L (EQ-5D-5L). <i>Results</i>: regarding the level of knowledge of the participants about FM, it was found that 10% had a low knowledge, 49% medium and 41% high. In relation to the associations between the level of knowledge and HRQoL, a weak correlation between EQ-5D-5L and the FKQ in the domain of physical activity (r = 0.243) were found. <i>Conclusions</i>: it can be concluded that the level of knowledge about FM of the patients from Extremadura was medium-high and that there is a direct weak relationship between knowledge about physical activity in FM and HRQoL. However, no association was found between knowledge of physical activity in FM and the practice of physical activity.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/7/673HRQoLknowledgephysical activityrheumatic diseaseswomen |
| spellingShingle | María Mendoza-Muñoz Jesús Morenas-Martín Miguel Rodal Judith García-Matador Miguel Ángel García-Gordillo José Ignacio Calzada-Rodríguez Knowledge about Fibromyalgia in Fibromyalgia Patients and Its Relation to HRQoL and Physical Activity Biology HRQoL knowledge physical activity rheumatic diseases women |
| title | Knowledge about Fibromyalgia in Fibromyalgia Patients and Its Relation to HRQoL and Physical Activity |
| title_full | Knowledge about Fibromyalgia in Fibromyalgia Patients and Its Relation to HRQoL and Physical Activity |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge about Fibromyalgia in Fibromyalgia Patients and Its Relation to HRQoL and Physical Activity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge about Fibromyalgia in Fibromyalgia Patients and Its Relation to HRQoL and Physical Activity |
| title_short | Knowledge about Fibromyalgia in Fibromyalgia Patients and Its Relation to HRQoL and Physical Activity |
| title_sort | knowledge about fibromyalgia in fibromyalgia patients and its relation to hrqol and physical activity |
| topic | HRQoL knowledge physical activity rheumatic diseases women |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/7/673 |
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