Aquatic exercising may improve sexual function in females with multiple sclerosis – an exploratory study

Bahmani, Dena Sadeghi; Motl, Robert W.; Razazian, Nazanin; Khazaie, Habibolah; Brand, Serge

doi:10.1016/j.msard.2020.102106

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“…As described extensively elsewhere [75][76][77][78][79][80], participants in the control condition met in groups with a staff member and social worker once a week for eight consecutive weeks for about 60-70 min. They had group discussions on daily activities and daily problems.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…They had group discussions on daily activities and daily problems. The control condition could not be considered as a bona fide intervention [75][76][77][78][79][80], given that the sessions with the staff member and social worker excluded treatment elements that were truly intended to be therapeutic [81]. Participants were just encouraged to exchange daily life experiences.…”

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Improves Sleep Quality, Experiential Avoidance, and Emotion Regulation in Individuals with Insomnia—Results from a Randomized Interventional Study

Zakiei

Khazaie

Rostampour

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Life

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Insomnia is a common problem in the general population. To treat insomnia, medication therapies and insomnia-related cognitive-behavioral interventions are often applied. The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on sleep quality, dysfunctional sleep beliefs and attitudes, experiential avoidance, and acceptance of sleep problems in individuals with insomnia, compared to a control condition. A total of 35 participants with diagnosed insomnia (mean age: 41.46 years old; 62.9% females) were randomly assigned to the ACT intervention (weekly group therapy for 60–70 min) or to the active control condition (weekly group meetings for 60–70 min without interventional and psychotherapeutic character). At baseline and after eight weeks (end of the study), and again 12 weeks later at follow-up, participants completed self-rating questionnaires on sleep quality, dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep, emotion regulation, and experiential avoidance. Furthermore, participants in the intervention condition kept a weekly sleep log for eight consecutive weeks (micro-analysis). Every morning, participants completed the daily sleep log, which consisted of items regarding subjective sleep duration, sleep quality, and the feeling of being restored. Sleep quality, dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes towards sleep, emotion regulation, and experiential avoidance improved over time, but only in the ACT condition compared to the control condition. Improvements remained stable until follow-up. Improvements in experiential avoidance were related to a favorable change in sleep and cognitive-emotional processing. Micro-analyses showed that improvements occurred within the first three weeks of treatment. The pattern of results suggests that ACT appeared to have improved experiential avoidance, which in turn improved both sleep quality and sleep-related cognitive-emotional processes at longer-term in adults with insomnia.

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Improves Sleep Quality, Experiential Avoidance, and Emotion Regulation in Individuals with Insomnia—Results from a Randomized Interventional Study

Zakiei

Khazaie

Rostampour

et al. 2021

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“…In studies that enrolled MS participants, compared with usual care or attention control, we found evidence that aerobic exercise may improve sleep. 11,12 Aquatic exercises may improve ADLs, 13 female sexual function, 14 balance, 15,16 and spasticity. 13 RAGT may improve balance 17,18 compared with usual care, but with no clear benefit in function (mobility).…”

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Physical Activity and the Health of Wheelchair Users: A Systematic Review in Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, and Spinal Cord Injury

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Skelly

Wasson

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Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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“…Effect sizes were medium to large. The beauty of this study was the standardized implementation of an MBSR program, the introduction of an active control condition [ 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 ] and the report of effect sizes. Based on these results, the first aim of the present study was to investigate if a specific MAC intervention could improve dimensions of mindfulness and self-compassion among female adult athletes compared to an active control condition.…”

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Examining the Effects of Mindfulness–Acceptance–Commitment Training on Self-Compassion and Grit among Elite Female Athletes

Mohebi

Sadeghi-Bahmani

Zarei

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Background: Mindfulness-based interventions are well-established in the field of psychotherapy, and such interventions have also gained increased attention in the field of sport psychology, either to cope with psychological pressure or to improve an athlete’s performance. The goal of the present study was to examine whether a Mindfulness–Acceptance–Commitment (MAC) program could increase self-compassion and grit among elite female athletes compared to an active control condition. To this end, we performed a randomized trial among female adult athletes. Methods: Forty female adult athletes (Mage = 22.22, SD = 2.40) were randomly assigned either to the Mindfulness–Acceptance–Commitment group (n = 20; 7 group sessions, 60 min each) or the active control group (n = 20; 7 group sessions, 60 min each). At baseline, seven weeks later at the end of the study and again four weeks later at follow-up, participants completed a series of self-rating questionnaires on mindfulness, self-compassion and grit. Results: Dimensions of mindfulness, self-compassion and grit improved over time, but more so in the Mindfulness–Acceptance–Commitment condition compared to the active control condition. Improvements remained stable from the study end to follow-up. Conclusions: While the active control condition improved dimensions of mindfulness, self-compassion and grit among female adult athletes, improvements were much stronger in the Mindfulness–Acceptance–Commitment condition. Importantly, improvements in the Mindfulness–Acceptance–Commitment condition remained stable over a time lapse of four weeks at follow-up after study completion, suggesting that the Mindfulness–Acceptance–Commitment intervention appeared to improve cognitive–emotional learning processes.

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Aquatic exercising may improve sexual function in females with multiple sclerosis – an exploratory study

Cited by 17 publications

References 63 publications

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Improves Sleep Quality, Experiential Avoidance, and Emotion Regulation in Individuals with Insomnia—Results from a Randomized Interventional Study

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Improves Sleep Quality, Experiential Avoidance, and Emotion Regulation in Individuals with Insomnia—Results from a Randomized Interventional Study

Physical Activity and the Health of Wheelchair Users: A Systematic Review in Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, and Spinal Cord Injury

Examining the Effects of Mindfulness–Acceptance–Commitment Training on Self-Compassion and Grit among Elite Female Athletes

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