A randomized controlled trial of a wellness intervention for women with fibromyalgia syndrome

Objective: To examine the effects of a wellness intervention, Lifestyle Counts, for women with fibromyalgia syndrome on the level of self-efficacy for health-promoting behaviours, health-promoting activity and perceived quality of life. Design: A randomized controlled single-blinded trial with treat...

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Published in:Clinical rehabilitation 2010-04, Vol.24 (4), p.305-318
Main Authors: Stuifbergen, Alexa K, Blozis, Shelley A, Becker, Heather, Phillips, Lorraine, Timmerman, Gayle, Kullberg, Vicki, Taxis, Carole, Morrison, Janet
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Clinical trials
Exercise
Fatigue
Female
Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia - psychology
Fibromyalgia - rehabilitation
Goals
Health Behavior
Health behaviour
Health Promotion
Humans
Intervention
Life Style
Lifestyle
Lifestyles
Middle Aged
Nursing schools
Pain
Patient Education as Topic
Physical fitness
Quality of Life
Self Efficacy
Selfefficacy
Single-Blind Method
Stress
Women
Womens health
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Summary:Objective: To examine the effects of a wellness intervention, Lifestyle Counts, for women with fibromyalgia syndrome on the level of self-efficacy for health-promoting behaviours, health-promoting activity and perceived quality of life. Design: A randomized controlled single-blinded trial with treatment and attention-control groups. Setting: Community in the southwestern United States. Subjects: Convenience sample of 187 women (98 treatment, 89 attention control) with fibromyalgia syndrome (mean age = 53.08 years, SD 9.86). Intervention: The two-phase Lifestyle Counts intervention programme included lifestyle change classes for eight weeks, with goal-setting and telephone follow-up for three months. Participants in the attention-control group were offered an equivalent amount of contact in classes on general disease-related information and health education topics and unstructured follow-up phone calls. Participants were followed for a total of eight months after baseline. Outcome measures: Self-report instruments measuring self-efficacy for health behaviours, health-promotion behaviours and health-related quality of life (SF-36 and the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire) were completed at baseline, two months (after the classes), five months (after telephone follow-up) and at eight months. Results: Both groups improved significantly (P
ISSN:0269-2155
1477-0873
DOI:10.1177/0269215509343247