Latorre-Román P, Santos-Campos M, Heredia-Jimenez J, Delgado-Fernández M, Soto-Hermoso V. Analysis of the performance of women with fibromyalgia in the six-minute walk test and its relation with health and quality of life.
J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2014;
54:511-517. [PMID:
25034553]
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Abstract
UNLABELLED
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic syndrome characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain that causes a significant reduction in functional capacity, affecting thus health and quality of life (QOL).
AIM
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the performance of FM patients in the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) and its relation with health and QOL.
METHODS
Thirty-six FM patients (all women), differentiated by degree of severity of disease, and 14 healthy women were evaluated. Distance walked in the 6MWT, cardiorespiratory responses, heart rate responses, kinematic parameters of gait, the results of the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), and the results of the Short-Form Healthy Survey (SF-36) were analyzed.
RESULTS
Women with FM covered a shorter distance in the 6MWT, had a lower cardiorespiratory response, and had lower spatio-temporal parameters of gait than healthy women. No correlation was found in FM patients between the total FIQ score and the distance walked in the 6MWT.
CONCLUSION
The analysis of performance parameters in the 6MWT may be an element of clinical relevance in FM patients.
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