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Water Exercise and Quality of Life in Pregnancy: A Randomised Clinical Trial

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  • Raquel Rodríguez-Blanque

    (Research Group CTS1068, Andalusia Research Plan, Junta de Andalucía, San Cecilio Clinical Hospital, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain)

  • María José Aguilar-Cordero

    (Research Group CTS 367, Andalusia Research Plan, Junta de Andalucía, School of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, University of Granada, San Cecilio Clinical Hospital, 18071 Granada, Spain)

  • Ana Eugenia Marín-Jiménez

    (Research Group CTS1068, Andalusia Research Plan, Junta de Andalucía, Quantitative Methods for the Economics and Enterprise, Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain)

  • María José Menor-Rodríguez

    (Research Group CTS367, Andalusia Research Plan, Junta de Andalucía, Área Sanitaria de Ourense, 32616 Ourense, Spain)

  • Maria Montiel-Troya

    (Research Group CTS1068, Andalusia Research Plan, Junta de Andalucía, School of Nursing Ceuta Campus, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 51001 Ceuta, Spain)

  • Juan Carlos Sánchez-García

    (Research Group CTS1068, Andalusia Research Plan, Junta de Andalucía, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain)

Abstract

Background : Physical exercise helps to maintain a healthy lifestyle and its practice is recommended for women during pregnancy as a means of limiting the negative effects on the body that may take place and to optimise well-being, mood and sleep patterns, as well as encouraging daily physical activity, enhancing the ability to work and preventing pregnancy-related complications. Aim : To analyse the quality of life in pregnancy for women who complete a programme of moderate physical activity in water, following a designed method that the woman can perform physical exercise safely during pregnancy called the SWEP (study of water exercise during pregnancy) method. Materials and methods : A randomised clinical trial was performed. One hundred and twenty-nine pregnant women were randomly assigned either to an exercise class following the SWEP method (EG, n = 65) or to a control group (CG, n = 64). The trial began in week 20 of pregnancy (May 2016) and ended in week 37 (October 2016). Heath-related quality of life (HRQoL) was evaluated with the SF36v2 health questionnaire at weeks 12 and 35 of pregnancy. Results : The HRQoL score decreased significantly between weeks 12 and 35 of gestation, except for the mental health component, which in the CG fell by −3.28 points and in the EG increased slightly ( p > 0.05). Among the CG, the score for the mental health component at week 35 was ≤42, indicating a positive screening risk of depression (39.20 ± 4.16). Conclusions : Physical activity programmes in water, such as SWEP, enhance the HRQoL of pregnant women.

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  • Raquel Rodríguez-Blanque & María José Aguilar-Cordero & Ana Eugenia Marín-Jiménez & María José Menor-Rodríguez & Maria Montiel-Troya & Juan Carlos Sánchez-García, 2020. "Water Exercise and Quality of Life in Pregnancy: A Randomised Clinical Trial," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(4), pages 1-12, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:4:p:1288-:d:321724
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    1. Estelle D Watson & Lisa K Micklesfield & Mireille N M van Poppel & Shane A Norris & Matteo C Sattler & Pavel Dietz, 2017. "Validity and responsiveness of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) in assessing physical activity during pregnancy," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(5), pages 1-14, May.
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