scholarly journals Home exercise improves the quality of sleep and daytime sleepiness of elderlies: a randomized controlled trial

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glauber Sá Brandão ◽  
Glaucia Sá Brandão Freitas Gomes ◽  
Glaudson Sá Brandão ◽  
Antônia A. Callou Sampaio ◽  
Claudio F. Donner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Daytime Sleepiness ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Home Exercise ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Background: Aging causes physiological changes which affect the quality of sleep. Supervised physical exercise is an important therapeutic resource to improve the sleep of the elderlies, however there is a low adherence to those type of programs, so it is necessary to implement an exercise program which is feasible and effective. The study aimed to test the hypothesis that a semi-supervised home exercise program, improves sleep quality and daytime sleepiness of elderlies of the community who present poor sleep quality. Methods: This was a randomized controlled trial study, conducted from May to September 2017, in Northeastern Brazil, with elderlies of the community aging 60 years old or older, sedentary, with lower scores or equal to 5 at the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and without cognitive decline. From one hundred ninety-one potential participants twenty-eight refused to participate, therefore, one hundred thirty-one (mean age 68 ± 7 years), and 88% female, were randomly assigned to an intervention group - IG (home exercise and sleep hygiene, n = 65) and a control group - CG (sleep hygiene only, n = 66). Sleep assessment tools were used: PSQI, Epworth sleepiness scaleA (ESS) and clinical questionnaire of Berlin. The level of physical activity has been assessed by means of International Physical Activity Questionnaire adapted for the elderly (IPAQ) and Mini-Mental State Examination for cognitive decline. All participants were assessed before and after the 12-week intervention period and, also, the assessors were blind. Results: The IG showed significant improvement in quality of sleep with a mean reduction of 4.9 ± 2.7 points in the overall PSQI (p < 0.01) and in all its 7 components of evaluation (p < 0.05), and improvement of secondary endpoint, daytime sleepiness, a decline of 2.8 ± 2.2 points in the ESS (p < 0.01). Conclusion: Our results suggest that semi-supervised home exercise is effective in improving the quality of sleep and self-referred daytime sleepiness of sedentary elderlies of the community who presented sleep disorders.

Training zu Hause verbessert die Schlafqualität und die Tagesschläfrigkeit älterer Menschen

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 327-328
Author(s):  
Helmut Frohnhofen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Daytime Sleepiness ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Sleep Hygiene ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Home Exercise ◽  
Quality Of Sleep

Background: Aging causes physiological changes which affect the quality of sleep. Supervised physical exercise is an important therapeutic resource to improve the sleep of the elderlies, however there is a low adherence to those type of programs, so it is necessary to implement an exercise program which is feasible and effective. The study aimed to test the hypothesis that a semi-supervised home exercise program, improves sleep quality and daytime sleepiness of elderlies of the community who present poor sleep quality. Methods: This was a randomized controlled trial study, conducted from May to September 2017, in Northeastern Brazil, with elderlies of the community aging 60 years old or older, sedentary, with lower scores or equal to 5 at the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and without cognitive decline. From one hundred ninety-one potential participants twenty-eight refused to participate, therefore, one hundred thirty-one (mean age 68 ± 7 years), and 88% female, were randomly assigned to an intervention group - IG (home exercise and sleep hygiene, n = 65) and a control group - CG (sleep hygiene only, n = 66). Sleep assessment tools were used: PSQI, Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) and clinical questionnaire of Berlin. The level of physical activity has been assessed by means of International Physical Activity Questionnaire adapted for the elderly (IPAQ) and Mini-Mental State Examination for cognitive decline. All participants were assessed before and after the 12-week intervention period and, also, the assessors were blind. Results: The IG showed significant improvement in quality of sleep with a mean reduction of 4.9 ± 2.7 points in the overall PSQI (p < 0.01) and in all its 7 components of evaluation (p < 0.05), and improvement of secondary endpoint, daytime sleepiness, a decline of 2.8 ± 2.2 points in the ESS (p < 0.01). Conclusion: Our results suggest that semi-supervised home exercise is effective in improving the quality of sleep and self-referred daytime sleepiness of sedentary elderlies of the community who presented sleep disorders. Trial registration: Ensaiosclinicos.gov.br process number: RBR-3cqzfy.

scholarly journals Home exercise improves the quality of sleep and daytime sleepiness of elderlies: a randomized controlled trial

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Glauber Sá Brandão ◽  
Glaucia Sá Brandão Freitas Gomes ◽  
Glaudson Sá Brandão ◽  
Antônia A. Callou Sampaio ◽  
Claudio F. Donner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Daytime Sleepiness ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Home Exercise ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Tai Chi and Self-Rated Quality of Sleep and Daytime Sleepiness in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2004 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 892-900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuzhong Li ◽  
K. John Fisher ◽  
Peter Harmer ◽  
Dainis Irbe ◽  
Robert G. Tearse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Daytime Sleepiness ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
Randomized Controlled

scholarly journals Effect of a home-based exercise program on functional mobility and quality of life in elderly people: protocol of a single-blind, randomized controlled trial

Trials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Glauber Sá Brandão ◽  
Luís Vicente Franco Oliveira ◽  
Glaudson Sá Brandão ◽  
Anderson Soares Silva ◽  
Antônia Adonis Callou Sampaio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Functional Mobility ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Single Blind

scholarly journals Modified Constraint-Induced Therapy in Chronic Stroke: Results of a Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

2008 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen J Page ◽  
Peter Levine ◽  
Anthony Leonard ◽  
Jerzy P Szaflarski ◽  
Brett M Kissela
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Chronic Stroke ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Control Regimen ◽  
Quality Of Movement ◽  
And Function ◽  
Therapy Sessions

Background and Purpose This single-blinded randomized controlled trial compared the efficacy of a reimbursable, outpatient, modified constraint-induced therapy (mCIT) protocol (half-hour therapy sessions occurring 3 days per week in which subjects used the more affected arm combined with less affected arm restriction 5 days per week for 5 hours; both of these regimens were administered during a 10-week period) with that of a time-matched exercise program for the more affected arm or a no-treatment control regimen. Subjects Thirty-five subjects with chronic stroke participated in the study. Methods The Action Research Arm Test (ARAT), Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Motor Recovery After Stroke (FM), and Motor Activity Log (MAL) were administered to the subjects. Results After intervention, significant differences were observed on the ARAT and MAL Amount of Use and Quality of Movement scales, all in favor of the mCIT group. Discussion and Conclusion The data affirm previous findings suggesting that this reimbursable, outpatient protocol increases more affected arm use and function. Magnitude of changes was consistent with those reported in more intense protocols, such as constraint-induced therapy.

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