Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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

. Mateus Dias Antunes; . Letícia Assis Couto; . Letícia Assis Couto1 , Sonia Maria Marques Gomes Bertolini; . Felipe Cayres Nogueira da Rocha Loures3; . Ana Carolina Basso Schmitt; . Amélia Pasqual Marques

Volume 11, Issue 2 , February 2021, , Pages 1-8

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Fibromyalgia has been increasing worldwide and is considered a public health problem.Nonpharmacological treatment through exercise and education is recommended forfibromyalgia management. ... Read More Fibromyalgia has been increasing worldwide and is considered a public health problem.Nonpharmacological treatment through exercise and education is recommended forfibromyalgia management. In this sense, there is a need for interdisciplinary programs topromote health and improve symptoms in fibromyalgia. The purpose of this study wasto verify the effectiveness of interdisciplinary health education programs for individualswith fibromyalgia. This is a systematic review that followed the Preferred ReportingItems for Systematic Reviews and Meta‑Analyses recommendations and was registeredat Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (CRD4201913228). A search was conductedin the following databases: Scientific Electronic Library Online, Lilacs, Medical LiteratureAnalysis and Retrieval System Online, Scopus, Web of Knowledge ISI, PhysiotherapyEvidence Database, Excerpta Medica Database, Cumulative Index to Nursing and AlliedHealth Literature, Cochrane Library, and SPORTDiscus. The descriptors used were“Fibromyalgia” and “Health Education.” Clinical trials published between 1990 and 2019were selected. The Jadad Quality Scale and the Cochrane Risk‑of‑Bias Tool were used toevaluate the risk of bias and the methodological quality of the clinical trials. The searchfound 2887 articles, and only two studies were included in the analysis. Both studiesconducted the interventions through lectures and group activities. In particular, thetopics most frequently approached at the interdisciplinary health education programswere general information about fibromyalgia, body practices, physical activities, andpharmacological approaches. An interdisciplinary health education program can improvepain and quality of life in people with fibromyalgia; however, evidence shows lowmethodological quality. This systematic review indicates that studies are of low quality,interfering with the effectiveness of interdisciplinary health education programs.

The effect of consuming multivitamin/ mineral supplements on elderly quality of life: Based on randomized control trial

. Mateus Dias Antunes; . Sonia Maria Marques Gomes Bertolini; . Felipe Cayres Nogueira da Rocha Loures; . Ana Carolina Basso Schmitt; . Amélia Pasqual Marques; . Mitra Abolfathi; . Yahya Pasdar; . Marzieh Kheiri; . Seyed Fahim Irandoost; . Fatemeh Darabi

Volume 11, Issue 2 , February 2021, , Pages 1-8

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BACKGROUND: Clinical trials concerning the effect of supplements or multivitamin on improvingthe quality of life have proven different results. The present study was conducted to examine ... Read More BACKGROUND: Clinical trials concerning the effect of supplements or multivitamin on improvingthe quality of life have proven different results. The present study was conducted to examine theeffect of multivitamin supplement on quality of life of the elderly.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixty‑four old people over 65 years of age in Kermanshah Elderly CareCenter participated in this randomized trial. The samples were first selected using the conveniencesampling and then were randomly assigned into intervention and control groups. The interventiongroup received one multivitamin mineral (MVM) supplement capsule every day for 3 months withno intervention for the control group. Standard quality of life questionnaire was used to collect thedata. Data were analyzed using the SPSS software version 22.RESULTS: The mean age of the participants was 70.77 ± 8.29 years. The results of intra‑groupevaluation of the aspects of quality of life of the elderly show the lack of significant changes in the meanscores of physical health and environmental health of the elderly in the intervention group (P > 0.05)and the significant reduction of these aspects in the control group (P < 0.05) after intervention. Themean score of mental health scores in the intervention group significantly increased (P = 0.01),but there are no significant changes in the control group (P = 0.273). The mean scores of socialrelationships as well as the overall score of quality of life in the intervention and control groupsshowed no significant changes (P > 0.05).CONCLUSION: The present study showed that the consumption of MVM supplements can havea positive effect on increasing the quality of life of the elderly, but it is recommended to be done inthe long term along diet. Moreover, considering the fact that no change was observed in the otheraspects of the quality of life, attentions should be paid to the environmental and social factors suchas social supports and empowerment of the old people in the future studies.

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Author = . Ana Carolina Basso Schmitt

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

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The effect of consuming multivitamin/ mineral supplements on elderly quality of life: Based on randomized control trial

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