RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Adherence during an individualized home based 12-week exercise program in women with fibromyalgia.
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 333
OP 341
VO 33
IS 2
A1 Patricia L Dobkin
A1 Deborah Da Costa
A1 Michal Abrahamowicz
A1 Maria Dritsa
A1 Roxane Du Berger
A1 Mary-Ann Fitzcharles
A1 Ilka Lowensteyn
YR 2006
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/33/2/333.abstract
AB OBJECTIVE: Treatment recommendations for fibromyalgia (FM) include regular physical exercise. In this prospective study we examined predictors for adherence to stretching and aerobic exercises in women provided with an individualized home based program. METHODS: Thirty-nine women kept exercise diaries for 12 weeks. RESULTS: For both types of exercise, women who were less physically fit at baseline engaged in more exercise during the program. Yet for stretching, more lower body pain at baseline predicted engaging in less stretching exercise over time, whereas for aerobic exercise, more baseline upper body pain predicted more exercise over time. As time passed, participants with higher baseline physical fitness and/or older age were reducing their aerobic exercise practice at significantly faster rates, as were those women with higher baseline stress. CONCLUSION: Given that adequate levels of adherence were limited to about half of the participants for both types of exercise, steps to reduce barriers to exercise (e.g., stress) need to be taken when prescribing exercise in the treatment of FM.