Using Wii Fit to reduce fatigue among African American women with systemic lupus erythematosus: a pilot study
| Autor: | Diane L. Kamen, Hon K. Yuen, Katy Holthaus, David Sword, Hazel L. Breland |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Waist Population Physical fitness Pilot Projects Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Systemic therapy Article Physical medicine and rehabilitation Rheumatology medicine Humans Lupus Erythematosus Systemic education Fatigue Aged education.field_of_study Lupus erythematosus business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Exercise Therapy Black or African American Distress Video Games McGill Pain Questionnaire Physical therapy Patient Compliance Female business |
| Zdroj: | Lupus. 20(12) |
| ISSN: | 1477-0962 |
| Popis: | Fatigue and physical deconditioning are common, difficult to treat conditions among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a home-based exercise program using the Wii Fit system in patients with SLE. Fifteen sedentary African American women with SLE experiencing moderate to severe fatigue participated in a home exercise program using the Wii Fit 3 days a week for 30 minutes each for 10 weeks. A one-group pretest–post test design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of this program. Primary outcome measure was severity of fatigue. Secondary outcome measures were body weight, waist circumference, fatigue-related symptoms of distress, activity level, and physical fitness. At the completion of the 10-week Wii Fit exercise program, participants perceived fatigue severity as measured by the Fatigue Severity Scale to be significantly decreased ( p = 0.002), and body weight and waist circumference were significantly reduced ( p = 0.01). In addition, anxiety level, as measured by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and overall intensity of total pain experience, as measured by Short-form of the McGill Pain Questionnaire, were also significantly reduced ( p |
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