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. 2021 Feb 27:10:64.
doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_592_20. eCollection 2021.

Effectiveness of interdisciplinary health education programs for individuals with fibromyalgia: A systematic review

Mateus Dias Antunes  1 , Letícia Assis Couto  1 , Sonia Maria Marques Gomes Bertolini  2 , Felipe Cayres Nogueira da Rocha Loures  3 , Ana Carolina Basso Schmitt  1 , Amélia Pasqual Marques  1
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Effectiveness of interdisciplinary health education programs for individuals with fibromyalgia: A systematic review

Mateus Dias Antunes et al. J Educ Health Promot. .

Abstract

Fibromyalgia has been increasing worldwide and is considered a public health problem. Nonpharmacological treatment through exercise and education is recommended for fibromyalgia management. In this sense, there is a need for interdisciplinary programs to promote health and improve symptoms in fibromyalgia. The purpose of this study was to verify the effectiveness of interdisciplinary health education programs for individuals with fibromyalgia. This is a systematic review that followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses recommendations and was registered at Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (CRD4201913228). A search was conducted in the following databases: Scientific Electronic Library Online, Lilacs, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, Scopus, Web of Knowledge ISI, Physiotherapy Evidence Database, Excerpta Medica Database, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane Library, and SPORTDiscus. The descriptors used were "Fibromyalgia" and "Health Education." Clinical trials published between 1990 and 2019 were selected. The Jadad Quality Scale and the Cochrane Risk-of-Bias Tool were used to evaluate the risk of bias and the methodological quality of the clinical trials. The search found 2887 articles, and only two studies were included in the analysis. Both studies conducted the interventions through lectures and group activities. In particular, the topics most frequently approached at the interdisciplinary health education programs were general information about fibromyalgia, body practices, physical activities, and pharmacological approaches. An interdisciplinary health education program can improve pain and quality of life in people with fibromyalgia; however, evidence shows low methodological quality. This systematic review indicates that studies are of low quality, interfering with the effectiveness of interdisciplinary health education programs.

Keywords: Fibromyalgia; health education; health promotion; quality of life; rheumatic diseases.

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