Improvement of Fatigue and Quality of Life in Patients with Quiescent Inflammatory Bowel Disease Following a Personalized Exercise Program

Autor: Peter J. Wahab, Marcel J M Groenen, Prashant Komdeur, Robert van Cingel, Carmen S Horjus Talabur Horje, Wendy Dijkstra-Heida, Liselot W van Erp, Camilo S Liem, Britt Roosenboom, J. Wisse
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 66:597-604
ISSN: 1573-2568
0163-2116
Popis: Fatigue significantly impacts the quality of life of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This study aimed to assess the effect of a personalized, intensive exercise program on fatigue, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with quiescent IBD and severe fatigue. A pilot study was performed including IBD patients in remission with severe fatigue. The 12-week exercise program consisted of three times per week 1-h sessions, including aerobic- and progressive-resistance training at personalized intensity based on a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) and one-repetition maximum. CPET was repeated after 12 weeks. Fatigue and HRQoL were assessed using the checklist individual strength and 32-item IBD questionnaire. Twenty-five IBD patients with mean age of 45 (± 2.6) years were included of which 22 (88%) completed the exercise program. Fatigue significantly improved from 105 (± 17) points on the checklist individual strength before, to 66 (± 20) after completion of exercise program (p
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