Research to Encourage Exercise for Fibromyalgia (REEF): use of motivational interviewing design and method.

ABSTRACT: Fibromyalgia (FM), defined as the presence of both chronic widespread pain and the finding of 11/18 tender points on examination, is an illness associated with major personal and societal burden. Supervised aerobic exercise is an important treatment modality to improve patient symptoms. Unfortunately, adherence to an exercise regimen after a structured supervised program is disappointingly low. Since FM is a chronic illness, studies are needed to test strategies that would enhance exercise adherence in these individuals. Individuals who are able to adhere to exercise almost always maintain the symptomatic benefits of exercise. The objective of this paper was to describe the protocol of the Research to Encourage Exercise for Fibromyalgia (REEF). REEF is a randomized attention-controlled tri

SUBMITTER: Ang DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3005851 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature