ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There is a need to investigate the effects of pilates exercises on the quality of life (QOL) of patients with chronic kidney diseases (CKD). The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of pilates exercises on the QOL of CKD patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: For this randomized controlled clinical trial, we enrolled 50 CKD patients. The participants were randomly assigned to experimental (nâ¯=â¯25) and control (nâ¯=â¯25) groups. Modified classical pilates exercises were performed by the experimental group three times a week over a 12-week period. The Quality of Life Short Form (KDQOL-SF) questionnaire was completed by all participants at the beginning of the trial and two months after completion of the intervention. Data analysis was conducted using Chi-square, independent t-test, and paired t-test. RESULTS: There were significant increases in the scores of QOL dimensions in the experimental group after the intervention (pâ¯≤â¯0.05). Comparison of the mean differences at the beginning and two months after the study in the two groups showed that the scores related to QOL dimensions in the experimental group were significantly greater than the control group (pâ¯≤â¯0.05). CONCLUSION: The findings indicated the pilates exercises can be valuable for improvement of CKD patients' QOL.
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Exercise Movement Techniques/methods , Exercise Therapy/methods , Quality of Life , Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/therapy , Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Pilates is a type of exercise which has recently drawn exercise and health experts' attention. They have noticed that it can improve hemodialysis patients' general health. A clinical trial study was performed. Fifty hemodialysis patients were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. A demographic information questionnaire and a general health questionnaire (GHQ-28) were completed by the two groups at the beginning of the study. Then, modified Pilates exercises were carried out in the intervention group three times a week over a period of eight weeks. At the end of the study, the GHQ-28 questionnaire was completed by the two groups. In the intervention group, the difference between the mean scores of general health before (45.24 ± 9.9) and after (31.2 ± 6.9) the intervention was significant (p ≤ 0.002). After the intervention, the difference between the mean scores of the control (1.6 ± 1.3) and intervention (14 ± 0.78) groups was also significant (p ≤ 0.001).
