Effects of Morning Versus Evening Home-Based Exercise on Subjective and Objective Sleep Parameters in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol
; 34(3): 232-242, 2021 05.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study aimed to determine whether the timing of exercise influenced the effects of home-based low-intensity stepping exercises on the sleep parameters of older adults.METHOD:
For 8 weeks, 60 healthy older adults participated in a randomized controlled trial, performing low-intensity aerobic exercise (70-80 bpm) for about 30 minutes every day at home, either in the morning (from waking until 1200) or evening (1800 to bedtime).RESULTS:
In the evening exercise group, both subjectively and objectively measured sleep latency significantly improved throughout the intervention. Further, postintervention subjective sleep satisfaction was significantly higher in the evening group (6.2 ± 1.3 points) than in the morning group (5.2 ± 1.4 points; P = .006). Additionally, sleep variables related to evening exercise had larger effect sizes (Cohen d) than those performed in the morning.CONCLUSION:
Engaging in low-intensity stepping exercises during the evening is potentially a useful nonpharmacological approach to improving sleep quality among older adults.Palabras clave
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Factores de Tiempo
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J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol
Asunto de la revista:
GERIATRIA
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NEUROLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
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2021
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