RT Journal Article
T1 Association of physical fitness components and health-related quality of life in women with systemic lupus erythematosus with mild disease activity.
A1 Gavilán-Carrera, Blanca
A1 Garcia da Silva, Jaqueline
A1 Vargas-Hitos, José A
A1 Sabio, José M
A1 Morillas-de-Laguno, Pablo
A1 Rios-Fernández, Raquel
A1 Delgado-Fernández, Manuel
A1 Soriano-Maldonado, Alberto
AB To study the association of different components of physical fitness [flexibility, muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)] and a clustered fitness score with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to analyze whether participants with high fitness level have better HRQoL. This cross-sectional study included 70 women with SLE (aged 42.5; SD 13.9 years). The back-scratch test assessed flexibility, the 30-sec chair stand and handgrip strength tests assessed muscle strength, and the 6-min walk test (n = 49) assessed CRF. HRQoL was assessed through the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). Flexibility was positively associated with the physical function dimension and the physical component summary (PCS) (rpartial between 0.26 and 0.31; p Our study suggests that muscle strength and CRF are positively associated with HRQoL, while flexibility showed contradictory results. These findings highlight the importance of maintaining adequate fitness levels in women with SLE.
YR 2019
FD 2019-02-20
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/13599
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/13599
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 19, 2025