Amzajerdi Azam, Keshavarz Maryam, Ezati Maryam, Sarvi Fatemeh
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health; Reproductive Sciences and Technology Research Center, Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Rashid Yasemi St., Valiasr St., Tehran, 1996713883, Iran.
BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2023 Apr 26;15(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s13102-023-00675-7.
This study aims to investigate the effect of Pilates exercises on sleep and fatigue among female college students residing in the dormitory.
This quasi-experimental study, two parallel groups was performed on 80 single female college students (40 per group), between 18 to 26 years old who lived in the two dormitories. One dormitory was considered as the intervention group and another as the control group. The Pilates group received three one-hour Pilates exercise sessions per week for eight weeks and the control group maintained their routine activities. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20) were used respectively to assess sleep quality and fatigue levels, at three time points: baseline, end of week four, and eight follow-ups. Fisher's exact, Chi-square, independent sample t-test and repeated measurements were used.
Overall, 66 participants completed the study (32 and 35 participants in the Pilates and control groups, respectively). After four and eight weeks of intervention, the overall mean score of sleep quality improved significantly (p < 0.001). At week four of the intervention, the Pilates group had a significantly lower mean score for subjective sleep quality and daytime dysfunction than the control group (p < 0.001 and p < 0.002, respectively), although sleep duration and habitual sleep efficiency improved after eight weeks of intervention (p < 0.04 and p < 0.034, respectively). Additionally, the overall mean score of fatigue and its dimensions in weeks four and eight of the intervention in the Pilates group were significantly lower compared to the control group (p < 0.001).
After eight weeks of Pilates exercises implementation, most components of sleep quality significantly improved; however, the effect of Pilates exercises on fatigue was evident from week four onward. Trial registration This trial was registered on 2/6/2015 in the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials with the IRCT ID: IRCT201412282324N15. URL of registry: https://www.irct.ir/trial/1970 .
本研究旨在调查普拉提运动对居住在宿舍的女大学生睡眠和疲劳的影响。
本准实验研究采用两个平行组，对80名单身女大学生（每组40人）进行了研究，她们年龄在18至26岁之间，居住在两栋宿舍里。一栋宿舍被视为干预组，另一栋为对照组。普拉提组每周接受三次一小时的普拉提运动课程，为期八周，对照组维持日常活动。分别在三个时间点使用匹兹堡睡眠质量指数（PSQI）和多维疲劳量表（MFI-20）评估睡眠质量和疲劳水平，这三个时间点为：基线、第四周结束时和八周随访时。使用了费舍尔精确检验、卡方检验、独立样本t检验和重复测量。
总体而言，66名参与者完成了研究（普拉提组和对照组分别有32名和35名参与者）。经过四周和八周的干预，睡眠质量的总体平均得分显著提高（p < 0.001）。在干预的第四周，普拉提组的主观睡眠质量和日间功能障碍平均得分显著低于对照组（分别为p < 0.001和p < 0.002），尽管干预八周后睡眠时间和习惯性睡眠效率有所改善（分别为p < 0.04和p < 0.034）。此外，与对照组相比，普拉提组在干预的第四周和第八周疲劳及其维度的总体平均得分显著更低（p < 0.001）。
实施八周普拉提运动后，睡眠质量的大多数组成部分显著改善；然而，普拉提运动对疲劳的影响从第四周起就很明显。试验注册 本试验于2015年6月2日在伊朗临床试验注册中心注册，注册号为IRCT ID：IRCT201412282324N15。注册中心网址：https://www.irct.ir/trial/1970 。
