RT Journal Article
T1 The hand grip force test as a measure of physical function in women with fibromyalgia
A1 Cigarán Méndez, Margarita
A1 Úbeda D’Ocasar, Edurne
A1 Arias Buría, José Luis
A1 Fernández de las Peñas, César
A1 Gallego Sendarrubias, Gracia María
A1 Valera Calero, Juan Antonio
AB Previous studies have reported the presence of muscle weakness in women with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) which is considered a risk factor for developing earlier disability and dependence during activities of daily life (ADL). We aimed to assess the relationship between hand grip force with sociodemographic, clinical, disease-specific, cognitive, and physical function variables in women with FMS. One hundred twenty-six women with FMS completed demographic (age, gender, height, weight, body mass index), pain-related (pain history, pain intensity at rest and during ADL), disease-specific severity (Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire -FIQ-S-, Fibromyalgia Health Assessment Questionnaire -FHAQ-, EuroQol-5D, Pain Catastrophizing Scale -PCS-, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index-PSQI-, Pain Vigilance and Awareness Questionnaire -PVAQ-, and Central Sensitization Inventory -CSI-), psychological (Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia, TKS-11; Pain Vigilance and Awareness Questionnaire, PVAQ; Pain Catastrophizing Scale, PCS), and physical function (hand grip force, and Timed Up and Go Test, TUG). Hand grip force was associated with height (r = −0.273), BMI (r = 0.265), worst pain at rest (r = −0.228), pain during ADL (r = −0.244), TUG (r = −0.406), FHAQ (r = −0.386), EuroQol-5D (r = 0.353), CSI (r = −0.321) and PSQI (r = −0.250). The stepwise regression analysis revealed that 34.4% of hand grip force was explained by weight (6.4%), TUG (22.2%), and FHAQ (5.8%) variables. This study found that hand grip force is associated with physical function indicators, but not with fear-avoidance behaviors nor pain-related features of FMS. Hand grip force could be considered as an easy tool for identifying the risk of fall and poorer physical health status.
PB Nature Research
YR 2022
FD 2022-03-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/135074
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/135074
LA eng
NO Cigarán-Méndez M, Úbeda-D’Ocasar E, Arias-Buría JL, Fernández-de-las-Peñas C, Gallego-Sendarrubias GM, Valera-Calero JA. The hand grip force test as a measure of physical function in women with fibromyalgia. Scientific Reports. 2022;12(1).
NO Esta investigación fue financiada por la Universidad Camilo José Cela (ID: CENSEN).
DS Docta Complutense
RD 13 may 2026