A Prospective Evaluation of the Effects of a 12-Week Outpatient Exercise Program on Clinical and Behavioral Outcomes in Patients with Epilepsy
| Autor: | J. Layne Moore, Timothy E. Kirby, Andrew L. Reeves, Carrie Pitt, Lucretia Long, Katherine Joy Lehman, Jennifer Heise, James W. McAuley, Janet Buckworth |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Self-esteem medicine.disease Profile of mood states Behavioral Neuroscience Epilepsy Mood Exercise program Neurology Quality of life Intervention (counseling) medicine Physical therapy In patient Neurology (clinical) business media_common |
| Zdroj: | Epilepsy & Behavior. 2:592-600 |
| ISSN: | 1525-5050 |
| DOI: | 10.1006/ebeh.2001.0271 |
| Popis: | Purpose. We hypothesized that patients randomized to an exercise program would demonstrate a measurable improvement in behavioral outcomes with no adverse clinical outcomes, as compared with control patients.Methods. This randomized, prospective, parallel, and controlled study spanned 12 weeks. Twenty-eight patients were randomized either to participate in a supervised exercise program (Exercise) or to continue their current level of activity with no planned intervention (Control). The Exercise group worked with an exercise physiologist three times per week. At specific intervals, behavioral (QOLIE-89, POMS, PSDQ, Self-Esteem) and clinical (seizure activity, antiepileptic drug (AED) concentrations) outcomes were measured.Results. Twenty-three patients completed the study (Exercise n = 14, Control n = 9). Of the four patients in the Exercise group with active seizures, two had no change, one had an increase, and one had a decrease in seizure activity. Of the three patients in the Control group with active seizures, one had no change, one had an increase, and one had a decrease in seizure activity. In all patients, there was |
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