Abstract
Objectives
To determine the effect of 7 weeks of resistance training and walking on the apnea-hypopnea
index (AHI) in institutionalized older adults compared with a usual care control group.
Design
Secondary analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial.
Setting
Ten nursing and 3 assisted living facilities in Arkansas.
Participants
Institutionalized older adults.
Interventions
Exercise group (EG) performed supervised resistance training to arm and hip extensors
on 3 days a week with additional 2 days a week of light walking. Usual care group
(UC) participated in the usual activities provided within their living facility.
Measurements
Two nights of polysomnography before and following 7-week intervention.
Results
Adjusted means in the EG group showed a decrease in AHI from 20.2 (SD ±1.3) at baseline
to 16.7 (SD ±0.9) at 7 weeks. Absolute strength gains were not associated with improved
AHI.
Conclusion
Supervised resistance training and light walking reduced the severity of obstructive
sleep apnea in institutionalized older adults.
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Publication history
Published online: October 04, 2014
Footnotes
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
This study was funded by the National Institutes of Health (R01–007771, Richards PI) and Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Advanced Research Career Development Award.
Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00888706.
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