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Impact of an exercise program on physical, emotional, and social aspects of quality of life of individuals with Parkinson's disease

✍ Scribed by Fátima Rodrigues de Paula; Luci Fuscaldi Teixeira-Salmela; Christina Danielli Coelho de Morais Faria; Patrícia Rocha de Brito; Francisco Cardoso

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Weight
62 KB
Volume
21
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-3185

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✦ Synopsis

We evaluated changes in different domains of quality of life (QL) for persons with Parkinson's disease after a program of physical activity. Twenty subjects with a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease classified as Stages 1 to 3 on the Hoehn and Yahr scale and with a mean age of 61.5 +/- 9.8 years participated in 36 group sessions of a combined group program of aerobic conditioning and muscular strengthening. QL was investigated by the Nottingham Health Profile, a generic questionnaire composed of six domains. Student's paired t tests indicated significant gains associated with the program (P < 0.05) on the total score and those related to emotional reactions (ER), social interactions (SI), and physical ability (PA). SI was the domain that showed the greatest program gains (41.4%). The program of physical activity performed with persons with Parkinson's disease at light to moderate stages resulted in improvements in their perception of QL, mainly in the domains of ER, SI, and PA.

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