Six- and 24-month follow-up of pool exercise therapy and education for patients with fibromyalgia
(2002) In Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology 31(5). p.306-310- Abstract
- Objective. To follow patients with fibromyalgia six and 24 months after they finished a six-month treatment programme. The programme comprised pool exercise therapy, adjusted to the patients' limitations, and education based on their health problems. Methods. Twenty-six patients were examined six and 24 months after the completion of the treatment programme with the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), SF-36, the 6-minute walk test, and the Grippit measure. The values obtained at the follow-up examinations were compared with the baseline and post-treatment values. Results. As compared with baseline, symptom severity (FIQ, SF-36), physical function (FIQ, SF-36, 6-minute walk test) and quality of life (SF-36) still showed improvements... (More)
- Objective. To follow patients with fibromyalgia six and 24 months after they finished a six-month treatment programme. The programme comprised pool exercise therapy, adjusted to the patients' limitations, and education based on their health problems. Methods. Twenty-six patients were examined six and 24 months after the completion of the treatment programme with the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), SF-36, the 6-minute walk test, and the Grippit measure. The values obtained at the follow-up examinations were compared with the baseline and post-treatment values. Results. As compared with baseline, symptom severity (FIQ, SF-36), physical function (FIQ, SF-36, 6-minute walk test) and quality of life (SF-36) still showed improvements six months after the completion of treatment (p < 0.05). Pain (FIQ, SF-36), fatigue (FIQ, SF-36), walking ability, and social function (SF-36) still showed improvements 2 years after the completion of the programme as compared with the baseline values (p < 0.05). No significant changes were found for these variables, when the values obtained at the two follow-up examinations were compared with those of the post-treatment examination. Conclusions. Improvements in symptom severity, physical function and social function were still found six and 24 months after the completed treatment programme. (Less)
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- author
- Mannerkorpi, K ; Ahlmen, M and Ekdahl, Charlotte LU
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- publishing date
- 2002
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- education, aerobic, hydrotherapy, pool exercise, fibromyalgia, physical therapy, body awareness
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- Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
- volume
- 31
- issue
- 5
- pages
- 306 - 310
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
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- wos:000178625200011
- pmid:12455823
- scopus:0036032409
- ISSN
- 1502-7732
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Division of Physiotherapy (Closed 2012) (013042000)
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abstract = {{Objective. To follow patients with fibromyalgia six and 24 months after they finished a six-month treatment programme. The programme comprised pool exercise therapy, adjusted to the patients' limitations, and education based on their health problems. Methods. Twenty-six patients were examined six and 24 months after the completion of the treatment programme with the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), SF-36, the 6-minute walk test, and the Grippit measure. The values obtained at the follow-up examinations were compared with the baseline and post-treatment values. Results. As compared with baseline, symptom severity (FIQ, SF-36), physical function (FIQ, SF-36, 6-minute walk test) and quality of life (SF-36) still showed improvements six months after the completion of treatment (p < 0.05). Pain (FIQ, SF-36), fatigue (FIQ, SF-36), walking ability, and social function (SF-36) still showed improvements 2 years after the completion of the programme as compared with the baseline values (p < 0.05). No significant changes were found for these variables, when the values obtained at the two follow-up examinations were compared with those of the post-treatment examination. Conclusions. Improvements in symptom severity, physical function and social function were still found six and 24 months after the completed treatment programme.}},
author = {{Mannerkorpi, K and Ahlmen, M and Ekdahl, Charlotte}},
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keywords = {{education; aerobic; hydrotherapy; pool exercise; fibromyalgia; physical therapy; body awareness}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{5}},
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publisher = {{Taylor & Francis}},
series = {{Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology}},
title = {{Six- and 24-month follow-up of pool exercise therapy and education for patients with fibromyalgia}},
volume = {{31}},
year = {{2002}},
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