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Influence of a Medium-Impact Exercise Program on Health-Related Quality of Life and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Females with Subclinical Hypothyroidism : An Open-Label Pilot Study
Joint Authors
Triana-Reina, Héctor Reynaldo
Nieto-Garcia, Nataly
Ramírez-Vélez, Robinson
Garces-Arteaga, Andrea
Suarez-Sanchez, Freddy
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To examine the influence of a medium-impact exercise program (MIEP) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2max) in females with subclinical hypothyroidism (sHT).
Materials and Methods.
We selected 17 sedentary women with sHT (mean age: 43.1 (standard deviation: 9.7) years).
Participants carried out an MIEP consisting of 3 weekly sessions of 60 minutes during 12 weeks.
Before and after the exercise program HRQoL was assessed by the SF-12v2 questionnaire, and VO2max was evaluated by Rockport walk test.
Results.
After the 12-week intervention, the participants that performed an MIEP showed improvements in HRQoL in most domains, particularly the vitality domain by 7 points, the social functioning domain by 10 points, the mental health domain by 7 points, and the mental component summary by 7 points.
One of the four domains within the physical component summary (general health domain) showed significant effect of the exercise intervention: 6 points.
Moreover, the participants that performed exercise showed a higher VO2max (28%; P<0.01).
Conclusion.
After 12 weeks of medium-impact exercise program, there were remarkable improvements in HRQoL in most domains.
Moreover, this exercise program proved to have a positive influence on cardiorespiratory fitness.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Garces-Arteaga, Andrea& Nieto-Garcia, Nataly& Suarez-Sanchez, Freddy& Triana-Reina, Héctor Reynaldo& Ramírez-Vélez, Robinson. 2013. Influence of a Medium-Impact Exercise Program on Health-Related Quality of Life and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Females with Subclinical Hypothyroidism : An Open-Label Pilot Study. Journal of Thyroid Research،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Garces-Arteaga, Andrea…[et al.]. Influence of a Medium-Impact Exercise Program on Health-Related Quality of Life and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Females with Subclinical Hypothyroidism : An Open-Label Pilot Study. Journal of Thyroid Research No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483459
American Medical Association (AMA)
Garces-Arteaga, Andrea& Nieto-Garcia, Nataly& Suarez-Sanchez, Freddy& Triana-Reina, Héctor Reynaldo& Ramírez-Vélez, Robinson. Influence of a Medium-Impact Exercise Program on Health-Related Quality of Life and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Females with Subclinical Hypothyroidism : An Open-Label Pilot Study. Journal of Thyroid Research. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483459
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-483459