Effects of Pilates exercise on general health of hemodialysis patients.
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).
Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. Electronic address: zrahimimoghadam@yahoo.com.
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Rahimimoghadam
Florida Atlantic University, FL, USA; Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. Electronic address: zrahemi2013@fau.edu.
Zahra
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Rahemi
Autoimmune Diseases Research Center, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. Electronic address: mirbagher_n@kaums.ac.ir.
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Mirbagher Ajorpaz
Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. Electronic address: sadat@kaums.ac.ir.
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Sadat
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D026241:Exercise Movement Techniques / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
Complementary therapies; Exercise intervention; General health; Hemodialysis