Influence of a Pilates exercise program on the quality of life of sedentary elderly people: A randomized clinical trial
| Autor: | Rodolfo Herberto Schneider, Daniela Branco Liposcki, Géssica Aline Silvano, Karla Zanella, Irany Ferreira da Silva Nagata |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Complementary and Manual Therapy
medicine.medical_specialty Health Status Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation law.invention 03 medical and health sciences Pilates exercise 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life Randomized controlled trial law medicine Elderly people Humans Interpersonal Relations Single-Blind Method Aged 030222 orthopedics business.industry Rehabilitation Sedentary behavior Middle Aged Mental health humanities Mental Health Complementary and alternative medicine Physical therapy Quality of Life Exercise Movement Techniques Female General health Sedentary Behavior business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of bodywork and movement therapies. 23(2) |
| ISSN: | 1532-9283 |
| Popis: | This study evaluated the influence of a Pilates exercise program on the quality of life (QOL) of sedentary elderly women. Twenty-four elderly women (aged 64.8 ± 3 years) participated in this study. Participants were divided into two groups: a Pilates Group (PG) and a Control Group (CG). The women in the PG performed 30-min sessions of Pilates (on the ground and using appliances) twice a week over six months. To evaluate the QOL, the SF-36 survey was used. The PG achieved significant improvements in 7 out of 8 domains in the survey: functional capacity (p = 0.00), physical aspects (p = 0.03), pain (p = 0.00), general health condition (p = 0.04), vitality (p = 0.02), social aspects (p = 0.03) and mental health (p = 0.05). Our results showed that implementation of a Pilates program can improve QOL of sedentary elderly women. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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