Women Health. 2016 Feb 24. [Epub ahead of print]
Effect of Aerobic Exercise and Nutrition Education on Quality of Life and Early Menopause Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Asghari M1, Mirghafourvand M2, Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi S3, Malakouti J2, Nedjat S4.
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1a Student Research Committee, Aras International Branch , Tabriz University of Medical Sciences , Tabriz , Iran.
2b Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Midwifery Department , Tabriz University of Medical Sciences , Tabriz , Iran.
3c Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Midwifery Department , Tabriz University of Medical Sciences , Tabriz , Iran.
4d Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Knowledge Utilization Research Center , Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran.
Abstract
The aim of this randomized controlled study was to assess the effect of exercise and nutrition education on quality of life and early menopausal symptoms.
This trial was conducted in east Azerbaijan province-Iran, during 2013-2014 on 108 women allocated into one of four groups (n = 27 in each group) by block randomization.
The interventions received by the three intervention groups were: nutrition education, aerobic exercise, or exercise plus nutrition education.
The control group did not receive any intervention.
The Greene and MENQOL menopause symptom scales were completed before and at 8 and 12 weeks after the intervention.
The mean Greene score was significantly lower than the control group in the exercise (adjusted mean difference: -5.1) and exercise plus nutrition groups (-8.0) at the end of week 8 and in the nutrition (-4.8), exercise (-8.7) and exercise plus nutrition (-13.2) groups at the end of week 12.
Also, the mean MENQOL score was significantly lower than the control group in the exercise (-8.3) and exercise plus nutrition groups (-13.8) at the end of week 8 and in the nutrition (-6.6), exercise (-13.5) and exercise plus nutrition (-22.1) groups at the end of week 12. Nutrition education with aerobic exercise can improve quality of life.
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