Repeated Dry Sauna Therapy Improves Quality of Life in Obese Korean People
| Autor: | Hoon Sung Choi, Keun-Hyok Cho, Eun Hee Cho, Yunki Kim, Le Cong Thuc, Hyuki Kwon, Hyoung-Chun Kim, Soyoung Park, Wae-Jung Kim, Juah Lee, Nam-Hun Kim, Wooseok Jeon |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Korea business.industry Infrared Rays 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Type 2 diabetes medicine.disease Obesity 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Blood pressure Quality of life Heart failure Heart rate medicine Physical therapy Quality of Life Original Article 030212 general & internal medicine Family Practice business Adverse effect Sauna Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | Korean Journal of Family Medicine |
| ISSN: | 2092-6715 2005-6443 |
| Popis: | Background Dry sauna treatments improve the quality of life for chronic pain, congestive heart failure, and type 2 diabetes patients. This study aimed to determine whether dry sauna therapy improved the quality of life of obese people. Methods A total of 38 consecutive participants aged over 20 years with a body mass index of ≥25 kg/m2 were recruited for the study. The participants were treated with a 90°C dry sauna for 15 minutes, twice daily for 4 consecutive days. To assess the quality of life, all participants completed the 5 level EQ-5D questionnaires and the EQ-Visual Analog Scale. Study parameters were measured on the same day prior to commencing the sauna sessions in a fasted state and 2 days after the last sauna session. Results The average age was 62.3±9.5 years; 84.2% of the participants were female. The mean body mass index was 28.5±2.4 kg/m2. Dry sauna significantly improved the mean 5 level EQ-5D index scores from 0.83±0.12 to 0.89±0.11 and increased the mean EQ-Visual Analog Scale from 79.0±15.2 to 91.1±9.7. However, there were no significant changes in body mass index, blood pressure, heart rate, or body composition before and after the 8-session sauna therapy. Conclusion Dry sauna improved the health-related quality of life of obese patients without adverse events. Further clinical studies in larger study populations are needed to verify these findings and provide concrete evidence for obesity treatment. |
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