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 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.Spanish Ministries of Economy and Competitiveness
I+D+i DEP2010-15639
I+D+i DEP2013-40908-RSpanish Government
FPU15/00002University of Granada, Plan Propio de Investigacion 2016, Excellence actions: Units of Excellence; Unit of Excellence on Exercise and Health (UCEES)Junta de Andalucia, Consejeria de Conocimiento, Investigacion y Universidades and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
SOMM17/6107/UGREuropean Union (EU)
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