Contributions of a Group-Based Exercise Program for Coping with Fibromyalgia: A Qualitative Study Giving Voice to Female Patients

Women and Health

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 612-629

  Beltrán Carrillo, Vicente J ^a   Tortosa Martínez, Juan ^b   Jennings, George ^c   Sánchez, Elena S ^d  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c Universidad YMCA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

chronic pain; health; physical activity; quality of life; Spain; women

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84882267880     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2013.819399     Document Type: Article

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