The effect of a 6-months moderate-intensity walking exercise program on mental health, quality of life, and sleep subjective quality in non - active elderly people with type 2 diabetes

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes is a common, costly, and chronic disease that people with this disease have a lower level of health than other people. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a 6-months moderate-intensity walking exercise program on mental health, quality of life, and sleep subjective quality in non - active elderly people with type 2 diabetes. The method of this study was semi empirical with a design of pre-test-post-test with the control group. Forty subjects were purposely selected by the convenience sampling. Three standard questionnaires with a high validity and validity and an appropriate training protocol were used for a period of six months. The collected data were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and One Way ANOVA. The results showed that there was no significant difference between variables before the intervention (P>0.05), but that there was a significant difference between the control and experimental groups after the intervention (p 0,05), mas que houve diferença significativa entre os grupos controle e experimental após a intervenção (p <0,05). O exercício aeróbico regular pode ser um exemplo de programas de promoção da saúde mental em diabéticos tipo 2 e pode ser efetivo na melhora da qualidade de vida e qualidade subjetiva do sono e na redução da quantidade de glicose em idosos.

Keywords

• walking
• mental health
• quality of life
• sleep subjective quality
• non-active elderly people
• type 2 diabetes