title: Evaluation of the effectiveness of home based or hospital based calisthenic exercises in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of calisthenic exercises on functionality, mobility, disaese activity, quality of life, and psychological status in patients with Ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective analysis of forty patients diagnosed with AS were randomized into two exercise groups. AS patients having diagnosis based on 1984-modified New York criteria were involved. Patients were given 8 weeks calisthenic exercise program. Outcome measures including the Bath AS Functional Index (BASFI), Bath AS Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), Bath AS Metrology Index (BASMI), AS Quality of Life Questionnaire (ASQoL), Bath AS Patient Global Score (BAS-G) Hospital Anxiety Depression Score (HADS), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and the serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were assessed at the baseline and at 8 weeks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-seven participants completed the exercise programme. After the 8-week exercise programme, the home-based exercise group showed significant improvement in ESR levels and hospital-based exercise group showed significant improvements in terms of the BASMI and HADS-A scores.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Calisthenic exercises can be easily performed both at home and in hospital setting. In patients with AS, calisthenic exercises performed at the hospital may improve the mobility, and psychological status (anxiety).
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Teoman
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aydın
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Özgür
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Taşpınar
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
authors.forename: M Akif
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sarıyıldız
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Meryem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Güneşer
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yasar
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Keskin
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nurayet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Canbaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gök
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Adil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Camli
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Huriye
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kiziltan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Eris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Ankylosing spondylitis; anxiety; calisthenic exercise; mobility