Cecilie von Bülow , Kirstine Amris , Elisabeth Bandak, Bente Danneskiold-Samsøe, Eva Elisabet Ejlersen Wæhrens
Department of Rheumatology, The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Nordre Fasanvej 57, DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark. E-mail: Cecilie.von.bulow@regionh.dk

DOI: 10.2340/16501977-2198

Woman with fibromyalgia can improve their ability to perform tasks related to daily life

Fibromyalgia often cause severe problems in performance of tasks related to daily living (also termed ADL tasks). In this study we investigated if two therapeutic programmes (compensatory focused and physical activity focused, respectively) following a two-week interdisciplinary rehabilitation programme would influence ADL ability among women with fibromyalgia. While the compensatory programme focused on teaching participants to use adaptation strategies to compensate for ADL task performance problems, the physical activity programme focused on teaching strategies to increase physical activity in everyday life. The results showed that both compensatory and physical activity programmes following interdisciplinary rehabilitation improved performance of ADL tasks indicated by decreased effort, increased efficiency, safety and independence. However, the study results pointed towards higher responder rate in participants attending the compensatory programme.