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Volume 21, Issue 3 (Autumn 2015)                   Intern Med Today 2015, 21(3): 205-212 | Back to browse issues page


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Tavakoli Khormizi S, Hamedinia M, Amiri Parsa T, Khadmosharie M, Azarnive M. Comparison the Effect of Two Periods of Aerobic Training and One Period of Detraining on the Quality of Life and Mental Health of Women with Diabetes Type 2. Intern Med Today 2015; 21 (3) :205-212
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1- Exercise Physiology Department, Literature & Humanities Sciences Faculty, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran
2- Exercise Physiology Department, Physical Education & Sport Sciences Faculty, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran
3- Exercise Physiology Department, Physical Education & Sport Sciences Faculty, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
4- Exercise Physiology Department, Physical Education & Sport Sciences Faculty, Razi University of Kermanshah, Kermanshah, Iran
5- Exercise Physiology Department, Literature & Humanities Sciences Faculty, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran , azarnive.m@gmail.com
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Aims: Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder that affects the quality of life and mental health of the patients. There are different recommendations about doing effective exercise for diabetic patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of two aerobic trainings and a detraining periods on quality of life and mental health in women with type 2 diabetes.

Materials & Methods: In this Semi-experimental research in 2011 in Sabzevar City, Iran, 33 women with type 2 diabetes in 40-60 years age range were selected purposefully and were divided into 3 groups each contain 11 samples; control, daily 5-week aerobic exercise and every other day 10-week aerobic exercise. Aerobic training was conduct with an intensity of 60-70% of maximum heart rate for 30-60min per session. The research instruments were the Quality of Life and Mental Health questionnaires. Data analyses were done in SPSS 18 software by repeated measures ANOVA, one-way ANOVA and Tukey post hoc tests.

Findings: There were significant differences between quality of life (p=0.002) and mental health (p=0.04) of training groups and control group, but two training groups were not significantly different. There were also significant differences in physical (p=0.004) and psychosocial (p=0.004) domains of quality of life between the three groups at 5- and 10-weeks after the start of the exercises.

Conclusion: Daily 5-week and every other day 10-week aerobic exercises improves mental health and quality of life in women with type 2 diabetes, but the benefits are not maintained after 2 months of detraining.

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Type of Study: Applicable | Subject: Diseases
Received: 2014/11/4 | Accepted: 2015/05/25 | Published: 2015/08/19

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