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Efecto de un programa de entrenamiento físico basado en videoconferencia en los ritmos circadianos y la calidad del
E Milot1, A Langeard1, S Rehel1
1University of Caen Normandy, INSERM, COMETE, U1075, CYCERON, CHU of Caen, France.
Sleep medicine
|August 21, 2025
Resumen
El entrenamiento físico basado en videoconferencias en el hogar mejoró los ritmos circadianos y la calidad del sueño en adultos mayores. Este enfoque accesible y no farmacéutico ofrece una solución escalable para los problemas de sueño relacionados con la edad.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Gerontología
- Ciencia del sueño
- Fisiología del ejercicio
Sus antecedentes:
- El envejecimiento afecta negativamente los ritmos circadianos y la calidad del sueño, exacerbado por el comportamiento sedentario.
- La actividad física es vital para regular los ritmos circadianos y mejorar el sueño.
- Las barreras de accesibilidad limitan la participación de los adultos mayores en los programas tradicionales de ejercicio.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Evaluar el impacto de un programa de entrenamiento físico (ET) basado en videoconferencias en el hogar sobre los ritmos circadianos y la calidad del sueño en adultos mayores sanos.
- Comparar los efectos de la ET remota con un grupo de control de educación en salud.
Principales métodos:
- Cuarenta y tres adultos mayores sanos (61-79 años) fueron asignados al azar a ET remoto o a un grupo de control activo (CA).
- Los ritmos circadianos se evaluaron mediante la actigrafía de 7 días.
- La calidad del sueño se evaluó a través de dos sesiones de polisomnografía y el índice de gravedad del insomnio.
Principales resultados:
- Se encontraron diferencias significativas entre los grupos en los cambios de la puntuación Z para el mesor y la amplitud del ritmo circadiano.
- Se observaron diferencias significativas en los cambios de la puntuación Z para la eficiencia del sueño, el porcentaje de sueño en la etapa 1 y las puntuaciones del índice de gravedad del insomnio.
Conclusiones:
- Un programa de ET basado en videoconferencias en el hogar demuestra efectos positivos en los ritmos circadianos y la calidad del sueño en adultos mayores.
- Esta intervención presenta un método no farmacéutico, accesible y escalable para abordar los trastornos del sueño relacionados con la edad.
- Se necesita más investigación con estudios estandarizados más grandes para confirmar estos hallazgos preliminares.
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