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Table 1.

Characteristics of the outcomes highlighted

Outcome	Type	Participants	Articles	Measurements
Pain	Fibromyalgia symptoms	1,711	27	-VAS -Chronic Pain Self-Efficacy Scale -FIQ -McGill Pain Questionnaire -SF-36/Rand 36 Bodily Pain Scale -NPRS -Pain Severity Scale of the Multidimensional Pain Inventory
Fatigue	Fibromyalgia symptoms	1,227	20	-Fatigue Severity Scale -SF-36 -VAS -FIQ
HRQoL/ Multidimensional function	Wellness	1,451	21	-FIQ total
Stiffness	Fibromyalgia symptoms	492	8	-FIQ stiffness VAS
Physical function	Physical fitness	955	17	-SF-36 physical function -FIQ physical impairment scale -Sickness Impact Profile -HAQ
Sleep	Fibromyalgia symptoms	786	13	-VAS -number of nights per week with difficulty -Average number of hours slept/night over the past week -FIQ -PSQI
Depressed mood	Fibromyalgia symptoms	1,169	18	-CES-D -BDI -Cognitive/affective -Hospital Anxiety and Depression Questionnaire -FIQ -VAS
Muscle strength	Physical fitness	269	6	-Grip strength
Submaximal cardiorespiratory function	Physical fitness	777	11	-6-MWT -Astrand test

Outcome

Type

Participants

Articles

Measurements

Pain

Fibromyalgia symptoms

1,711

-VAS

-Chronic Pain Self-Efficacy Scale

-FIQ

-McGill Pain Questionnaire

-SF-36/Rand 36 Bodily Pain Scale

-NPRS

-Pain Severity Scale of the Multidimensional

Pain Inventory

Fatigue

Fibromyalgia symptoms

1,227

-Fatigue Severity Scale

-SF-36

-VAS

-FIQ

HRQoL/

Multidimensional function

Wellness

1,451

-FIQ total

Stiffness

Fibromyalgia symptoms

492

-FIQ stiffness VAS

Physical function

Physical fitness

955

-SF-36 physical function

-FIQ physical impairment scale

-Sickness Impact Profile

-HAQ

Sleep

Fibromyalgia symptoms

786

-VAS

-number of nights per week with difficulty

-Average number of hours slept/night over the past week

-FIQ

-PSQI

Depressed mood

Fibromyalgia symptoms

1,169

-CES-D

-BDI

-Cognitive/affective

-Hospital Anxiety and Depression Questionnaire

-FIQ

-VAS

Muscle strength

Physical fitness

269

-Grip strength

Submaximal cardiorespiratory function

Physical fitness

777

-6-MWT

-Astrand test

Declarations

Author contributions

FCM and NSR: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing—original draft, Supervision, Writing—review & editing. CFA and CZC: Investigation, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. All authors read and approved the submitted version.

Conflicts of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Ethical approval

Not applicable.

Consent to participate

Not applicable.

Consent to publication

Not applicable.

Availability of data and materials

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Funding

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