RT journal article
T1 Reliability and feasibility of physical fitness tests in female fibromyalgia patient
A1 Carbonell Baeza, Ana
A1 Álvarez Gallardo, Inmaculada Concepción
A1 Segura Jiménez, Víctor
A1 Castro Piñero, José
A1 Ruiz Ruiz, Jonatan
A1 Delgado Fernández, Manuel
A1 Aparicio, Virginia Ariadna
A2 Didáctica de la Educación FísicaPlástica y Musical
K1 aerobic capacity
K1 assessment
K1 flexibility
K1 muscle strength
K1 pain
AB 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.
PB GEORG THIEME VERLAG
SN 0172-4622
YR 2015
FD 2015
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30637
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30637
LA eng
NO We acknowledge Thieme Gruppe and the International Journal of Sports Medicine for publishing our scientific article:  https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0034-1390497
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 12-nov-2026