LEVEL OF HABITUAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF WOMEN WITH FIBROMYALGIA

• Main Authors: Manoela de Oliveira Nascimento Araújo, Saulo Vasconcelos Rocha, Jéssica Meira Mendes, Clarice Alves dos Santos, Lélia Renata das Virgens Carneiro
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia 2015-03-01
• Series: Revista Saúde.com
• Subjects: Fibromyalgia; Quality of Life; Physical Activity
• Online Access: http://www.uesb.br/revista/rsc/ojs/index.php/rsc/article/view/257/297

The syndrome of fibromyalgia (FM) is a condition of chronic pain, general, difficult to treat and contributes to the decline of cardiorespiratory fitness and quality of life. This study aimed to analyze the association between physical activity and quality of life of women with FM. Was characterized as cross-sectional study and the population consisted 22 women with FM care in the city of Itabuna - BA. The diagnosis of fibromyalgia was according to criteria to American College of Rheumatology. The data collection instrument was established by the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Atividade física e qualidade de vida For data analysis, we used the procedure descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentage) and inferential (Chi-square test and Fisher's test), significance level of p≤0.05. The average age of respondents was 41.05 (SD = 6.543) years, ranging between 27 and 56 years. In general physical activity, 45.5% were considered physically active. By analyzing the dimensions of physical activity as a means transportation, only 31.8% are active and in the dimension of leisure, only 27.3%. The assessment of the level of quality of life of the subjects revealed that 72.7% had negative quality of life, while only 27.3% reported having a positive quality of life. The present study showed that fibromyalgia affects mainly women and that this syndrome interfere with the patients' quality of life.