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Trial reportInternational journal of behavioral medicine2016

Effects of Aquatic Exercise on Sleep in Older Adults with Mild Sleep Impairment: a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Li-Jung Chen, Kenneth R Fox, Po-Wen Ku, Yi-Wen Chang

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Trial report in International journal of behavioral medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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  6. Effects of an Acute Bout of Light-Intensity Walking on Sleep in Older Women With Sleep Impairment: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Li-Jung ChenNational Taiwan University of Sport, Taichung, Taiwan.
Kenneth R FoxUniversity of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Po-Wen KuNational Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan. powen.ku@gmail.com.
Yi-Wen ChangNational Taiwan University of Sport, Taichung, Taiwan.

Funding

Department of Health
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundExercise has been found to be associated with improved sleep quality. However, most of the evidence is based on resistance exercise, walking, or gym-based aerobic activity. PURPOSE: This study aimed to examine the effects of an 8-week aquatic exercise program on objectively measured sleep parameters among older adults with mild sleep impairment.

methodsA total of 67 eligible older adults with sleep impairment were selected and randomized to exercise and control groups, and 63 participants completed the study. The program involved 2 × 60-min sessions of aquatic exercise for 8 weeks. Participants wore wrist actigraphs to assess seven parameters of sleep for 1 week before and after the intervention. Mixed-design analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to assess the differences between groups in each of the sleep parameters.

resultsNo significant group differences on demographic variables, life satisfaction, percentage of body fat, fitness, seated blood pressure, and any parameter of sleep were found at baseline. Significant group × time interaction effects were found in sleep onset latency, F(1,58) = 6.921, p = .011, partial eta squared = .011, and in sleep efficiency, F(1, 61) = 16.909, p < 0.001, partial eta squared = .217. The exercise group reported significantly less time on sleep onset latency (mean difference = 7.9 min) and greater sleep efficiency (mean difference = 5.9 %) than the control group at posttest. There was no significant difference between groups in change of total sleep time, wake after sleep onset, activity counts, or number and length of awakenings.

conclusionsAn 8-week aquatic exercise has significant benefits on some sleep parameters, including less time for sleep onset latency and better sleep efficiency in older adults with mild sleep impairment.

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AgedExerciseFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSleepSleep Wake DisordersWalkingElderlyInsomniaPhysical activityWater-based exerciseWater exercise

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PMID26025630

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