Effects of Aerobic and Resistance Exercise Program on sleep quality in the elderly patients with Heart Failure

BACHGROUND AND

Sleep disturbances, a common compliance of the elders with heart failure(HF) reduce quality of life. But it isn’t noticed to simple, and low-cost interventions as exercise for sleep quality. The objective of this study is “Effects of Aerobic and Resistance Exercise on sleep quality in the elderlies with HF”.

This study is a randomized, clinical trial design.60 male elderlies suffering from HF type 2 and 3were selected using convenience sampling and randomly assigned into intervention and control groups. Pitzberg’s sleep quality questionnaire as a tool for examining the sleep quality was used for data gathering. The aerobic and resistance exercise program were performed for 3 months. The sleep quality questionnaire was filled both in pre- and post-intervention, and the results were compared between the groups.
FINDINGS: The aerobic and resistance exercise had promoted scores of sleep duration(0/23±0/77), sleep efficiency (0/73±1.01), subjective sleep quality (0/6±0/93), and daytime function (0/06±1/14)(p<0/05). But the exercise Program doesn’t affect on sleep latency, sleep disturbances, and use of sleep medications.

Improving the sleep quality,and components of sleep outcomes with the aerobic and resistance exercise promote daytime function in the elderlies with HF.