Promoting unsupervised walking in women with fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial.

The objective of this study is to test the efficacy of a group motivational plus implementation intentions intervention in promoting adherence to an unsupervised walking program recommended for fibromyalgia, compared to an implementation intentions condition and to an active control condition. A triple-blind, randomized, longitudinal study with measures at baseline, short (seven weeks post-intervention), mid (12 weeks) and long-term (36 weeks) is performed. Data are analyzed using multilevel longitudinal growth curve two-level modelling. Participants are 157 women with fibromyalgia. In the short-term, adherence to the minimum and to the standard walking program (primary outcome measures) is explained by time (both p <.001), motivational plus implementation intentions intervention (both p <.001) and by their interaction (both p <.001). Regarding the secondary outcomes, only physical function is explained by time (p <.001), motivational plus implementation intentions intervention (p <.05) and by their interaction (p <.05). Motivational plus implementation intentions intervention achieve the promotion of walking as an exercise in the short-term; furthermore, physical function of the women in this condition is better than in the other two intervention groups, which is a relevant outcome from a rehabilitation point of view. However, more studies are needed to maintain the exercise at mid and long-term.

Clustering a large Spanish sample of patients with fibromyalgia using the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire-Revised: differences in clinical outcomes, economic costs, inflammatory markers, and gray matter volumes.

The main objective of this study is to identify fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) clusters using the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR), and to examine whether the clusters differ in sociodemographic characteristics, clinical measures, direct and indirect costs, levels of inflammatory markers, and brain morphometry. A hierarchical cluster analysis was performed to classify a large, pooled Spanish sample of patients with FMS (N = 947) using the FIQR as clustering variable. A latent profile analysis was subsequently conducted to confirm the optimal number of FMS clusters. To examine external validity, a battery of clinical measures, economic costs, inflammatory markers, and gray matter volumes of relevant cortical and subcortical areas were analyzed. We also compared the discriminant validity of the clusters with the original FIQR severity categories. To promote the implementation in real-world clinical practice, we built a free online cluster calculator. Our findings indicated that a four-cluster solution more clearly captured the heterogeneity of FIQR data and provided the best fit. This cluster solution allowed for detection of differences for most clinical outcomes and economic costs. Regarding the inflammatory and brain-based biomarkers, differences were found in C-reactive protein, and tendencies were found in the right medial prefrontal cortex, the right parahippocampal gyrus, and the right middle cingulate cortex; brain regions associated with executive functions and pain processing. The original FIQR categories presented similar results, although their precision in discriminating among the nonextreme categories (ie, moderate and severe) was not sound. These findings are discussed in relation to previous research on FMS clustering.

Autoeficacia, Catastrofismo, Miedo al Movimiento y resultados de salud en la Fibromialgia / Self-efficacy, Catastrophizing, Fear of Movement and health outcomes in Fibromyalgia

Objetivo: Estudiar las relaciones y capacidad predictiva de la Autoeficacia, el Catastrofismo y el Miedo al Movimiento, sobre la experiencia de dolor en la Fibromialgia, además de identificar el papel de la Autoeficacia en el conjunto de estas relaciones. Método: Sesenta y un pacientes de la Unidad de Atención Integral a la Fibromialgia (Hospital San Vicente del Raspeig) cumplimentaron diferentes cuestionarios para evaluar las variables objeto de este estudio. Se utilizó el análisis de correlación de Pearson y el análisis de regresión múltiple. Resultados: No se encontraron relaciones significativas entre el Miedo al Movimiento y el resto de variables; solo la percepción del impacto global de la fibromialgia y del distrés presentó relaciones significativas tanto con el Catastrofismo como con la Autoeficacia. Esta última, no moduló la relación entre Catastrofismo y los resultados de salud. Sin embargo, además de su efecto directo en los mismos, mostró un efecto mediado por el Catastrofismo. Conclusión: La Autoeficacia aparece como la variable más relevante en la explicación de la experiencia de dolor de estos pacientes, constituyendo un objetivo terapéutico imprescindible también en el último nivel asistencial

Objective: The aims of this research are to study the relationships and the predictive power of Self-Efficacy, Catastrophizing and Fear of Movement on the pain experience in Fibromyalgia, and to identify the role of self-efficacy in these relationships. Method: sixty one patients from the Fibromyalgia Integral Care Unity (San Vicente del Raspeig Hospital) completed several questionnaires for assessing the variables of this study. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and different multiple regression analysis were performed. Results: No significant relationships were found between fear of movement and other variables; only the perception of the overall impact of fibromyalgia and distress showed significant relationships with both Catastrophizing and Self-Efficacy. This last variable did not modulate the relationship between Catastrophizing and health outcomes. However, in addition to its direct effect over health outcomes, Self-Efficacy showed an effect mediated by the Catastrophizing. Conclusions: Self-Efficacy emerges as the most important variable in explaining the experience of pain in these patients, constituting a therapeutic target also in the last essential level of care