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Do Health-Related Quality of Life and Pain-Coping Strategies Explain the Relationship between Older Women Participants in a Pilates-Aerobic Program and Bodily Pain? A Multiple Mediation Model

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  • Pedro Jesús Ruiz-Montero

    (Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, Campus of Melilla, University of Granada, 52071 Melilla, Spain)

  • Gerardo José Ruiz-Rico Ruiz

    (Department of Education, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain)

  • Ricardo Martín-Moya

    (Body Expression area, Education School, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain)

  • Pedro José González-Matarín

    (Department of Education, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain)

Abstract

This study (1) analyzes the differences between non-participating and participating older women in terms of clinical characteristics, pain coping strategies, health-related quality of life and physical activity (PA); (2) studies the associations between non-participants and participants, clinical characteristics, pain coping strategies, HRQoL and bodily pain and PA; and (3) determines whether catastrophizing, physical role, behavioural coping, social functioning and emotional role are significant mediators in the link between participating in a Pilates-aerobic program (or not) and bodily pain. The sample comprised 340 older women over 60 years old. Participants of the present cross-sectional study completed measures of clinical characteristics: HRQoL using the SF-36 Health Survey, pain-coping strategies using the Vanderbilt Pain Management Inventory (VPMI) and PA using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Significant differences between non-participants and participants, were found in clinical characteristics, pain-coping strategies (both, p < 0.05), HRQoL ( p < 0.01), and PA ( p < 0.001). Moreover, catastrophizing support mediated the link between non-participants and participants and bodily pain by 95.9% of the total effect; 42.9% was mediated by PA and 39.6% was mediated by behavioural coping. These results contribute to a better understanding of the link between PA and bodily pain.

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  • Pedro Jesús Ruiz-Montero & Gerardo José Ruiz-Rico Ruiz & Ricardo Martín-Moya & Pedro José González-Matarín, 2019. "Do Health-Related Quality of Life and Pain-Coping Strategies Explain the Relationship between Older Women Participants in a Pilates-Aerobic Program and Bodily Pain? A Multiple Mediation Model," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(18), pages 1-13, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:18:p:3249-:d:264122
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    1. Xiao Hou & Zheng-Yan Tang & Yu Liu & Yu-Jie Liu & Jing-Min Liu, 2020. "Epidemiological Study on the Dose–Effect Association between Physical Activity Volume and Body Composition of the Elderly in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(17), pages 1-12, September.

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