Impact of a community-based exercise programme on physical fitness in middle-aged and older patients with type 2 diabetes
Impact of a community-based exercise programme on physical fitness in middle-aged and older patients with type 2 diabetes
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DOI:
10.1016/j.gaceta.2016.01.007
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发表时间:
2016-06-01
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1.9
通讯作者:
Reis, Victor
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作者:
Mendes, Romeu;Sousa, Nelson;Reis, Victor
Objectives: Physical fitness is related to all-cause mortality, quality of life and risk of falls in patients with type 2 diabetes. This study aimed to analyse the impact of a long-term community-based combined exercise program (aerobic + resistance + agility/balance + flexibility) developed with minimum and low-cost material resources on physical fitness in middle-aged and older patients with type 2 diabetes.Methods: This was a non-experimental pre-post evaluation study. Participants (N=43; 62.92 +/- 5.92 years old) were engaged in a community-based supervised exercise programme (consisting of combined aerobic, resistance, agility/balance and flexibility exercises; three sessions per week; 70 min per session) of 9 months' duration. Aerobic fitness (6-Minute Walk Test), muscle strength (30-Second Chair Stand Test), agility/balance (Timed Up and Go Test) and flexibility (Chair Sit and Reach Test) were assessed before (baseline) and after the exercise intervention.Results: Significant improvements in the performance of the 6-Minute Walk Test (Delta = 8.20%, p < 0.001), 30-Second Chair Stand Test (Delta = 28.84%, p < 0.001), Timed Up and Go Test (Delta = 14.31%, p < 0.001), and Chair Sit and Reach Test (Delta = 102.90%, p < 0.001) were identified between baseline and end-exercise intervention time points.Conclusions: A long-term community-based combined exercise programme, developed with low-cost exercise strategies, produced significant benefits in physical fitness in middle-aged and older patients with type 2 diabetes. This supervised group exercise programme significantly improved aerobic fitness, muscle strength, agility/balance and flexibility, assessed with field tests in community settings. (C) 2016 SESPAS. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).