ArticlePituitary2014
Impact of exercise on quality of life and body-self perception of patients with acromegaly.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Anxiety, depression and acromegaly: a systematic review.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2025Pooled it
- Influence of Physical Activity Interventions on Body Representation: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Pooled it
- Quality of life (QoL) impairments in patients with a pituitary adenoma: a systematic review of QoL studies.Pituitary · 2015Pooled it
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- Acromegaly and Cardiovascular Disease: Associated Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Prognosis, and Therapeutic Impact.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Quality of life in patients with acromegaly: a scoping review.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2024Article
- Aerobic exercise interventions to address impaired quality of life in patients with pituitary tumors.PloS one · 2023Review
- Stigma and unhealthy psychological characteristics in patients with acromegaly: A cross-sectional study and identification of the associated factors.Acta neurochirurgica · 2022Article
- Healthcare utilization and costs among prolactinoma patients: a cross-sectional study and analysis of determinants.Pituitary · 2021Article
- Physical exercise improves functional capacity and quality of life in patients with acromegaly: a 12-week follow-up study.Endocrine · 2019Article
- Static and dynamic balances of patients with acromegaly and impact of exercise on balance.Pituitary · 2019Article
- Predictors of Quality of Life in Acromegaly: No Consensus on Biochemical Parameters.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2017Review
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- Body Image Disturbance in Acromegaly Patients Compared to Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenoma Patients and Controls.International journal of endocrinology · 2015Article
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Abstract
In acromegaly the impact of therapy on well-being and self-perception of patients is not clearly defined. The data existing on the effect of treatment on health-related quality of life in patients with acromegaly is inconclusive. In this study we addressed the effect of exercise on health-related quality of life, symptoms of depression and perception of body image in patients with acromegaly. Patients with acromegaly were stratified into two groups according to their participation in a prescheduled program of exercise. Participants in the study group performed exercise for 75 min a day for 3 days a week during cosecutive 3 months. Warming, cardio, strength, balance and stretching moves applied in every course. Both the exercise group and control group were asked to complete a questionnaire on quality of life, symptoms of depression and self-perception of body image. Each questionnaire was answered by both groups before the beginning of the exercise program (at month-0) and after the completion of the program (at month-3). In exercise group after the completion of exercise period there was a tendency towards decreament in body mass index and IGF-I, although not statistically significant (p = 0.08 and p = 0.09). Self-assessment of body image improved significantly after participation in the exercise program (p = 0.01). Present findings support that exercise may be an adjunctive method for patients with acromegaly to improve self esteem and perception.
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