title: [Effects of aerobic exercise program and relaxation techniques on anxiety, quality of sleep, depression, and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Fibromyalgia is considered as a combination of physical, psychological and social disabilities. The purpose of the present study was to determine the benefits of aerobic exercise program and progressive relaxation techniques on anxiety, quality of sleep, depression and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia.
  
  
  METHODS
  An experimental study was performed with a placebo control group. Fifty-six fibromyalgia patients were randomly assigned to intervention (aerobic exercises+progressive relaxation techniques) and placebo (sham treatment with disconnected magnet therapy device) groups. Outcome measures were anxiety (STAI- State Trait Anxiety Inventory), quality of sleep (Pittsburgh sleep quality index), depression (Beck depression inventory) and quality of life (questionnaire SF-36). Measures were performed at baseline and after 10-weeks treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After 10 weeks of treatment, the intervention group showed significant reduction (p<0.05) in sleep duration, trait anxiety and quality of life.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The combination of aerobic exercise program and progressive relaxation techniques contribute to improve night rest, trait anxiety and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia.
authors.affiliation: Enfermería, Hospital de Poniente, Almería, España.
authors.forename: Isabel María
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Arcos-Carmona
authors.forename: Adelaida María
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Castro-Sánchez
authors.forename: Guillermo Adolfo
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Matarán-Peñarrocha
authors.forename: Ana Belén
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez-Rubio
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ramos-González
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moreno-Lorenzo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015444:Exercise; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020919:Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome