Abstract
Objective
This study aimed to evaluate the influence of a 16-week concurrent exercise program on health-related quality of life in middle-aged women.
Methods
A total of 150 middle-aged women from the FLAMENCO project (age range 45–60 years) were randomized into a counseling (n = 75) or an exercise (n = 75) group. The exercise group followed a 16-week (3 days/week, 60 min/session) concurrent exercise program (aerobic + resistance training). The counseling group attended conferences on a healthy lifestyle. Participants’ health-related quality of life was assessed with the EuroQol plus, a visual analog scale and the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), where greater values indicate a better health-related quality of life.
Results
The visual analog scale increased by 9.0% in the exercise group, whereas it only increased by 3.5% in the counseling group (p = 0.040). The SF-36 physical function, physical role, bodily pain, vitality and emotional role increased by 5.5%, 11.3%, 10.8%, 9.6% and 8.9%, respectively, in the exercise group, whereas these only increased by 0.6%, decreased by 0.7% and increased by 1.4%, 3.8% and 0.6% in the counseling group (all p < 0.05).
Conclusions
Our results suggest that a 16-week concurrent exercise program adapted for midlife women improved their health-related quality of life.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier
NCT02358109. Date of registration: 05/02/2015
摘要
目的:本研究旨在评估为期16周的同步锻炼计划对中年女性健康相关生活质量的影响。
方法:来自FLAMENCO项目的150名中年女性(年龄范围 45-60 岁)被随机分到咨询组(n = 75)或运动组(n = 75)。运动组遵循为期16周(3天/周, 60分钟/节)的同步运动计划(有氧+阻力训练)。咨询组参加了关于健康生活方式的会议。参与者的健康相关生活质量采用EuroQol plus、视觉模拟量表和36项短期健康调查(SF-36)进行评估, 其中数值越大表明健康相关生活质量越好。
结果:运动组的视觉模拟量表增加了9.0%, 而咨询组仅增加了3.5%(p = 0.040)。 SF-36身体机能、身体作用、身体疼痛、活力和情绪作用在运动组分别增加了5.5%、11.3%、10.8%、9.6%和8.9%, 而这些在咨询组只增加了0.6%、减少了0.7%、增加 1.4%、3.8% 和 0.6%(均p < 0.05)。
结论:我们的结果表明, 适合中年女性的为期16周的同步锻炼计划改善了她们与健康相关的生活质量。
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to Dr Ana Yara Postigo-Fuentes for her assistance with the English grammar.
Potential conflict of interest
The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.