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Effects of a home-based aerobic exercise programme in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Ching-Hsiang Wong1, Yi-Chien Chiang, Jackson Pui Man Wai
1Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
Aims:
To explore the effects of exercise programme on glycosylated haemoglobin and peak oxygen uptake in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Background:
Regular exercise has been shown to be effective in blood glucose control, which includes improving glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, decreasing glycosylated haemoglobin levels and improving cardiorespiratory fitness.
Design:
Quasi-experimental design with a twelve-week home-based aerobic exercise programme.
Method:
Twenty-eight participants completed the study: 12 in the home-based exercise group, 11 in the non-exercise control group and five in the self-directed exercise group. A mixed model was used to capture longitudinal change in glycosylated haemoglobin levels.
Results:
The home-based aerobic exercise group showed no significant effect on glycemic control and peak oxygen uptake in this study across assessment times. However, a group difference in glycosylated haemoglobin levels at the nine-month follow-up was significant (general linear model: F = 4.06, p = 0.03). A Bonferroni test indicated that glycosylated haemoglobin levels in the home-based exercise group were higher than in the self-directed exercise group (p < 0.05) and higher in the control group than in the self-directed exercise group (p < 0.05) at the nine-month follow-up. Home-based aerobic exercise showed no significant effect on peak oxygen uptake in this study.
Conclusions:
A three-month home-based aerobic exercise programme has no significant effect on glycosylated haemoglobin and peak oxygen uptake levels in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Relevance To Clinical Practice:
Our exercise programme has designed that children can practice exercise at home and is a viable component of self-care intervention to improve patient's self-care skill and diabetes care control. However, how to encourage patients to adhere the exercise programme is a challenge for health care providers.
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