Department of Sport Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal.
Research Center in Sport, Health and Human Development (CIDESD), Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro University, 5000-558 Vila Real, Portugal.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 Aug 14;58(8):1097. doi: 10.3390/medicina58081097.
Fibromyalgia are heterogeneous and differ from patient to patient; however, the most reported are general myalgia and at specific points associated with fatigue and certain psychological adversities. Physical activity can mitigate the effects of the symptoms. However, the associations between fibromyalgia-related fatigue, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, satisfaction with life and physical activity are unclear. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to understand the associations between these symptoms and whether there are differences between these associations across two distinct cultures. A total of 473 women aged between 28 and 75 years (M = 49.27; SD ± 8.28) completed five questionnaires about fibromyalgia-related fatigue, physical activity, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and satisfaction with life. Fibromyalgia-related fatigue was positively associated with depression and anxiety, depression and anxiety were negatively associated with self-esteem, self-esteem was positively associated with satisfaction with life, satisfaction with life was positively associated with physical activity and there were no differences in terms of the perceptions and associations of these variables between Portuguese and Brazilian patients. Our results showed the significant role of associations between these variables and a similarity in the perception and relationship of the variables between the two cultures.
纤维肌痛具有异质性，在不同患者之间存在差异；然而，最常见的是全身肌肉疼痛和特定部位疼痛，并伴有疲劳和某些心理障碍。身体活动可以减轻症状的影响。然而，纤维肌痛相关疲劳、自尊、焦虑、抑郁、生活满意度和身体活动之间的关系尚不清楚。因此，本研究旨在了解这些症状之间的关联，以及这些关联在两种不同文化中是否存在差异。 共有 473 名年龄在 28 至 75 岁之间的女性（M=49.27；SD±8.28）完成了五个关于纤维肌痛相关疲劳、身体活动、焦虑、抑郁、自尊和生活满意度的问卷。 纤维肌痛相关疲劳与抑郁和焦虑呈正相关，抑郁和焦虑与自尊呈负相关，自尊与生活满意度呈正相关，生活满意度与身体活动呈正相关，葡萄牙和巴西患者对这些变量的看法和关联没有差异。 我们的结果表明了这些变量之间的关联的重要作用，以及两种文化对这些变量的看法和关系的相似性。
