Effects of 16-weeks of Pilates on health perception and sleep quality among elderly women

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of 16 weeks of mat-based Pilates training on health perception and sleep quality among elderly women. A randomized and controlled trial was conducted in Caxias do Sul, Brazil, in 2015, in which 61 healthy older women were divided into two group...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 2018-01, Vol.74, p.118-122
Hauptverfasser: Curi, V.S., Vilaça, J., Haas, A.N., Fernandes, H.M.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The objective of this study was to determine the effect of 16 weeks of mat-based Pilates training on health perception and sleep quality among elderly women. A randomized and controlled trial was conducted in Caxias do Sul, Brazil, in 2015, in which 61 healthy older women were divided into two groups: experimental group (EG; n=31, average of 64.25 years old, SD 0.14) and control group (CG; n=30, average of 63.75 years old, SD 0.08). The EG participants performed mat-based Pilates exercises twice a week in 60-min sessions, whereas the CG did not train. All participants completed Brazilian-adapted and validated versions of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI-BR) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) at baseline and after 16 weeks. Significant time x group interaction effects were found for the GHQ-12 total score (p
ISSN:0167-4943
1872-6976
DOI:10.1016/j.archger.2017.10.012