Effects of exercise training on men seropositive for the human immunodeficiency virus-1

Efeito do exercício físico na percepção de satisfação de vida e função imunológica em pacientes infectados pelo HIV: Ensaio clínico não randomizado

“…Moreover, these patients do not always want to have disclosed their condition. For this reason, most of the available studies on the relationship between AIDS and exercise were performed with small samples, such as de Souza et al 5 (14 patients in the experimental group, without CG), Dolan et al 19 (40 patients in the experimental group, homebased program, without GC), Driscoll et al 20 (11 patients in the experimental group and 14 controls), and Roubenoff and Wilson 21 (6 patients in the experimental group and 19 controls), MacArthur, Levine and Birk 22 (3 patients in the experimental group and 3 controls), Rigsby et al 23 (19 patients in the experimental group, without GC) or Spence et al 24 (24 patients in the experimental group and 12 controls). This study, therefore, has a sample consistent with those other similar studies in which the CG has a smaller number of participants in relation to the EG, and many did not even have a CG.…”

Attitudes towards the risk of HIV transmission in sport

“…These include the high probability of false-negative and false-positive test results as well as issues regarding the right to privacy. 39 Education remains the key in the effort to prevent bloodborne pathogen transmission. Sports medicine personnel play an important role in educating athletes, their families, athletic trainers, health care providers, coaches, and officials involved in sport.…”

“…Sports medicine personnel play an important role in educating athletes, their families, athletic trainers, health care providers, coaches, and officials involved in sport. 39 During 2002/2003 awareness was advanced mainly through the Khomanani Campaign and the lifeskills and HIV/ AIDS Education Programme in schools. 43 Most research studies recommend that HIV-positive individuals exercise as most participants show improvements after commencing on an exercise programme.…”

“…43 Most research studies recommend that HIV-positive individuals exercise as most participants show improvements after commencing on an exercise programme. 7,27,28,30,33,35 The study by Rigsby et al 39 on HIV-positive individuals in stages II, III and IV, indicated that bicycle exercise training for 12 weeks significantly increased neuromuscular strength and cardiorespiratory fitness. Pedersen 38 and Dudgeon et al 15 maintain that the amount of data available does not allow any strong conclusion to be drawn regarding possible beneficial or detrimental effects of training, regardless of intensity and duration, on the immune system of HIV-positive subjects.…”

Hiv-associated lipodystrophy and exercise

“…These improvements are comparable to those observed in studies on AIDS risk groups using azidothymidine. In addition exercise increases neuromuscular strength and cardiorespiratory fitness in HIV positive patients (Rigsby 1992). Supervised exercise training improves cardiopulmonary fitness in HIV-infected persons indicated by increases in maximal oxygen (O 2 ) consumption (MaCarthur et al 1993).…”