Reliability of heart period and systolic arterial pressure variabilities in women with fibromyalgia syndrome

Autor(es)

Andrade, Carolina Pieroni ; Zamuner, Antonio Roberto ; Forti, Meire ; de Franca, Thalita Fonseca ; da Silva, Ester

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY; v. 35, n. 9, p. 2347-2352, SEP 2016.
• Citações Web of Science: 1

Resumo

The aim of this study is to define absolute and relative reliability of spectral indices of cardiovascular autonomic control in the supine position in women with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Twenty-three women with FMS (age 48 +/- 7 years) took part in the study. ECG, finger blood pressure, and respiration were continuously recorded in all participants at rest in baseline 1 (BL1) and after 15 days from BL1 (BL2). The power spectrum analysis provided two oscillatory components: low frequency (LF, 0.04-0.15 Hz) and high frequency (HF, 0.15-0.4 Hz) from the heart period (HP) variability and the LF oscillatory component from SAP variability (LFSAP). Absolute and relative reliability were rated by 95 % of the limit of random variation and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), respectively. No significant differences were observed between BL1 and BL2 for the spectral indices of HP and SAP variabilities. The 95 % limit of the random variation of these indices indicated that the values of repeated measurements were between 22 % higher and 0.2 % lower (more reliable parameter; average of HP variability) and 912.9 % higher and 0.2 % lower (less reliable parameter; LFSAP) than BL1. Conversely, the index of relative reliability (ICC) ranged from 0.23 to 0.70 indicating a good reliability. The spectral indices of cardiovascular autonomic control in women with FMS seem to present good relative reliability. Therefore, these indices can be useful as parameters to quantify if a variation was consistent and accurate in the retest besides adding crucial information for clinical research and clinical evaluation of FMS patients. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 13/17504-1 - Efeitos da hidroterapia sobre o sistema cardiorrespiratório e manifestações clínicas em mulheres com síndrome fibromiálgica
• Beneficiário: Carolina Pieroni Andrade
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado Direto
• Processo FAPESP: 11/22122-5 - Estudo das adaptações biomecânicas, sensoriais, cardiorespiratórias e da qualidade de vida associadas à intervenção fisioterapêutica na síndrome fibromiálgica
• Beneficiário: Tania de Fatima Salvini
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático