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- - The study investigated how a health intervention aimed at reducing sitting times can positively impact the health of women with fibromyalgia and moderate obesity, targeting cardiometabolic risks.
- - Conducted as a randomized controlled trial with 84 participants, results showed that the intervention group had a decrease in body mass index and an increase in physical activity after 3 months compared to the control group.
- - The findings suggest that reducing sedentary behavior effectively lowered sitting time, and that group activities along with primary care support could enhance adherence to treatment.
Article Abstract
Background: Sitting time has negative effects on health, increasing the risk of obesity, osteoporosis, diabetes, and cancer. Thus, primary health care education interventions aimed to reduce sitting time and sedentary behavior could have beneficial effects on people's health and wellbeing. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an intervention based on reducing sitting time to decrease cardiometabolic risk on a sample of women diagnosed with fibromyalgia and moderate obesity.
Methods: Randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention to decrease cardiometabolic risk in 84 participants. Sedentary behavior was monitored using an accelerometer before and at 3-month follow-up.
Results: Compared with the control group, body mass index decreased, and the number of steps taken increased, in the intervention group 3 months after the intervention. No significant differences were found in the rest of the variables measured.
Conclusion: The intervention group decreased sitting time after the intervention. Group activities and support from primary care may be useful to improve treatment adherence. RCT registration: NCT01729936.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8296136 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126237 | DOI Listing |
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