Is type of work associated with physical activity and sedentary behaviour in women with fibromyalgia? A cross-sectional study from the al-Ándalus project

Objectives To analyse the association between the type of work (productive vs reproductive work) and the levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in women with fibromyalgia.Method This cross-sectional study involved 258 women with fibromyalgia from southern Spain. Of them, 55% performed r...

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Main Authors: Maria José Girela-Rejón, Blanca Gavilán-Carrera, Esther Aparicio-Ortega, Milkana Borges-Cosic, Inmaculada C García-Rodríguez, Manuel Delgado-Fernández, Fernando Estévez-López
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Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-04-01
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author Maria José Girela-Rejón
Blanca Gavilán-Carrera
Esther Aparicio-Ortega
Milkana Borges-Cosic
Inmaculada C García-Rodríguez
Manuel Delgado-Fernández
Fernando Estévez-López
author_facet Maria José Girela-Rejón
Blanca Gavilán-Carrera
Esther Aparicio-Ortega
Milkana Borges-Cosic
Inmaculada C García-Rodríguez
Manuel Delgado-Fernández
Fernando Estévez-López
author_sort Maria José Girela-Rejón
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description Objectives To analyse the association between the type of work (productive vs reproductive work) and the levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in women with fibromyalgia.Method This cross-sectional study involved 258 women with fibromyalgia from southern Spain. Of them, 55% performed reproductive work (unpaid, associated with caregiving and domestic roles) exclusively, while 45% had productive job (remunerated, that results in goods or services). Physical activity of light, moderate and vigorous intensity in the leisure time, at home, at work, and totally were measured through the leisure time physical activity instrument and with the physical activity at home and work instrument, respectively. Sedentary behaviour was measured by the Sedentary Behaviour Questionnaire.Results After adjusting for age, fat percentage, education level and marital status, the multivariate analysis of covariance model informed the existence of significant differences between type of work groups (p<0.001). Women with productive work engaged in more light physical activity at work (mean difference =448.52 min; 95 % CI 179.66 to 717.38; p=0.001), and total physical activity of light (809.72 min; 535.91 to 1085.53; p<0.001) and moderate (299.78 min; 97.31 to 502.25; p=0.004) intensity. Women with reproductive work engaged in more light physical activity at home (379.14; 175.64 to 582.64; p<0.001). Leisure time physical activity and sedentary behaviour were similar in both groups (p>0.05 for all comparisons).Conclusions Women with productive work had greater levels of physical activity compared with those who only did reproductive work, except for physical activity at home. Having productive work might facilitate movement of women with fibromyalgia towards a more active lifestyle.
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spelling doaj-art-08d9fa92d2d24a42b270e915991fec502024-12-03T21:25:09ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552020-04-0110410.1136/bmjopen-2019-034697Is type of work associated with physical activity and sedentary behaviour in women with fibromyalgia? A cross-sectional study from the al-Ándalus projectMaria José Girela-Rejón0Blanca Gavilán-Carrera1Esther Aparicio-Ortega2Milkana Borges-Cosic3Inmaculada C García-Rodríguez4Manuel Delgado-Fernández5Fernando Estévez-López6Physical Activity for HEaLth Promotion research group (PA-HELP), Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), Department of Didactic of Corporal Expression, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, SpainPA-HELP Physical Activity for HEaLth Promotion Research Group, University of Granada, Granada, Andalucía, SpainPhysical Activity for HEaLth Promotion research group (PA-HELP), Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Granada, Granada, SpainPhysical Activity for HEaLth Promotion research group (PA-HELP), Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Granada, Granada, SpainPhysical Activity for HEaLth Promotion research group (PA-HELP), Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Granada, Granada, Spain1University of Granada, Granada, Spain2 Department of Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, CIBIS (Centro de Investigación para el Bienestar y la Inclusión Social) Research Centre and SPORT Research Group (CTS-1024), University of Almería, Almería, SpainObjectives To analyse the association between the type of work (productive vs reproductive work) and the levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in women with fibromyalgia.Method This cross-sectional study involved 258 women with fibromyalgia from southern Spain. Of them, 55% performed reproductive work (unpaid, associated with caregiving and domestic roles) exclusively, while 45% had productive job (remunerated, that results in goods or services). Physical activity of light, moderate and vigorous intensity in the leisure time, at home, at work, and totally were measured through the leisure time physical activity instrument and with the physical activity at home and work instrument, respectively. Sedentary behaviour was measured by the Sedentary Behaviour Questionnaire.Results After adjusting for age, fat percentage, education level and marital status, the multivariate analysis of covariance model informed the existence of significant differences between type of work groups (p<0.001). Women with productive work engaged in more light physical activity at work (mean difference =448.52 min; 95 % CI 179.66 to 717.38; p=0.001), and total physical activity of light (809.72 min; 535.91 to 1085.53; p<0.001) and moderate (299.78 min; 97.31 to 502.25; p=0.004) intensity. Women with reproductive work engaged in more light physical activity at home (379.14; 175.64 to 582.64; p<0.001). Leisure time physical activity and sedentary behaviour were similar in both groups (p>0.05 for all comparisons).Conclusions Women with productive work had greater levels of physical activity compared with those who only did reproductive work, except for physical activity at home. Having productive work might facilitate movement of women with fibromyalgia towards a more active lifestyle.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/4/e034697.full
spellingShingle Maria José Girela-Rejón
Blanca Gavilán-Carrera
Esther Aparicio-Ortega
Milkana Borges-Cosic
Inmaculada C García-Rodríguez
Manuel Delgado-Fernández
Fernando Estévez-López
Is type of work associated with physical activity and sedentary behaviour in women with fibromyalgia? A cross-sectional study from the al-Ándalus project
BMJ Open
title Is type of work associated with physical activity and sedentary behaviour in women with fibromyalgia? A cross-sectional study from the al-Ándalus project
title_full Is type of work associated with physical activity and sedentary behaviour in women with fibromyalgia? A cross-sectional study from the al-Ándalus project
title_fullStr Is type of work associated with physical activity and sedentary behaviour in women with fibromyalgia? A cross-sectional study from the al-Ándalus project
title_full_unstemmed Is type of work associated with physical activity and sedentary behaviour in women with fibromyalgia? A cross-sectional study from the al-Ándalus project
title_short Is type of work associated with physical activity and sedentary behaviour in women with fibromyalgia? A cross-sectional study from the al-Ándalus project
title_sort is type of work associated with physical activity and sedentary behaviour in women with fibromyalgia a cross sectional study from the al andalus project
url https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/4/e034697.full
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