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ArticleMultidisciplinary respiratory medicine2018

Home exercise improves the quality of sleep and daytime sleepiness of elderlies: a randomized controlled trial.

Glauber Sá Brandão, Glaucia Sá Brandão Freitas Gomes, Glaudson Sá Brandão, Antônia A Callou Sampaio, Claudio F Donner, Luis V F Oliveira, Aquiles Assunção Camelier

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Glauber Sá Brandão1Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, BA Brazil.
Glaucia Sá Brandão Freitas GomesDepartment of Education (DEDC-VII), University of the State of Bahia - UNEB, Rua Visconde do Rio Branco 162, Centro, Senhor do Bonfim, BA CEP 48970-000 Brazil.
Glaudson Sá BrandãoIMAIS - Diagnostic and Specialty Clinic, Senhor do Bonfim, BA Brazil.
Antônia A Callou SampaioDepartment of Education (DEDC-VII), University of the State of Bahia - UNEB, Rua Visconde do Rio Branco 162, Centro, Senhor do Bonfim, BA CEP 48970-000 Brazil.
Claudio F DonnerMondo Medico, Multidisciplinary & Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic, Borgomanero, NO Italy.
Luis V F OliveiraMedical School, University Center of Anapolis - UniEVANGELICA, Anapolis, GO Brazil.
Aquiles Assunção Camelier1Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, BA Brazil.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAging causes physiological changes which affect the quality of sleep. Supervised physical exercise is an important therapeutic resource to improve the sleep of the elderlies, however there is a low adherence to those type of programs, so it is necessary to implement an exercise program which is feasible and effective. The study aimed to test the hypothesis that a semi-supervised home exercise program, improves sleep quality and daytime sleepiness of elderlies of the community who present poor sleep quality.

methodsThis was a randomized controlled trial study, conducted from May to September 2017, in Northeastern Brazil, with elderlies of the community aging 60 years old or older, sedentary, with lower scores or equal to 5 at the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and without cognitive decline. From one hundred ninety-one potential participants twenty-eight refused to participate, therefore, one hundred thirty-one (mean age 68 ± 7 years), and 88% female, were randomly assigned to an intervention group - IG (home exercise and sleep hygiene,

resultsThe IG showed significant improvement in quality of sleep with a mean reduction of 4.9 ± 2.7 points in the overall PSQI (

conclusionOur results suggest that semi-supervised home exercise is effective in improving the quality of sleep and self-referred daytime sleepiness of sedentary elderlies of the community who presented sleep disorders.

trial registrationEnsaiosclinicos.gov.br process number: RBR-3cqzfy.

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