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

Abstract

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.

Dance therapy for individuals with Parkinson&#39;s disease: improving quality of life

“…71 After 36 sessions of aerobic and strength conditioning, individuals with PD demonstrated improvements in social interactions, emotional reactions, and physical ability on the Nottingham Health Profile, 72 which is a patient-reported, subjective outcome measure of health and life areas affected by illness. 73 Improvement gained potentially through plasticity-related changes in synaptogenesis, angiogenesis, and neurogenesis may have allowed older adults to benefit after regular aerobic activity.…”

Exercício aeróbio e fortalecimento muscular melhoram o desempenho funcional na doença de Parkinson

“…Além disso, a intervenção utilizada aqui também proporcionou ganhos significativos de qualidade de vida, medidos por meio do perfil de saúde de Nottingham (PSN) (40). Além do ganho obtido no escore total do PSN, os principais ganhos observados foram nos domínios de reação emocional, interação social e habilidade física (40).…”

“…Além disso, a intervenção utilizada aqui também proporcionou ganhos significativos de qualidade de vida, medidos por meio do perfil de saúde de Nottingham (PSN) (40). Além do ganho obtido no escore total do PSN, os principais ganhos observados foram nos domínios de reação emocional, interação social e habilidade física (40). Portanto, é possível que o programa de treinamento, associando condicionamento aeróbio e fortalecimento muscular em grupo aumente os níveis de energia, bem como proporcione oportunidades de socialização e mudanças nas alterações emocionais comuns em indivíduos com DP.…”

Strategies to encourage physical activity in patients with Parkinson&#39;s disease: improving quality of life

“…7 In recent years, studies have also suggested the benefits of physical activity in patients with PD. [8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Through research, we have begun to understand the mechanisms by which functional activity, training, and physical exercise facilitates improvement in motor behavior in patients with PD. Several mechanisms through animal and human studies have alluded to modulation of neuronal function and structure in promoting neuroplasticity and neurorestoration.…”

“…13 In addition to the benefits of physical activity and exercise on motor symptoms of PD, benefits on nonmotor symptoms of PD including cognitive and affective benefits have been described. [69][70][71][72] Although the link between exercise and improvement in quality of life for individuals with PD is becoming more accepted, the specific mechanism continues to be investigated.…”