Medical Hydrology and Balneology: Environmental Aspects

Effectiveness of exercise program for
osteoporosis on quality of life in relation to body
mass index
Martinec S (1) , Cesarec G (1) , Basic I (2) , Jakoplic D (1) , Jersek M (1)
(1) Special Hospital. Krapinske Toplice. Croatia
(2) APoSS. Zabok. Croatia
suncica.martinec@sbkt.hr
Introduction and Objectives
Prevention of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures among others include adequate
physical activity. Previous epidemiological studies indicate less break in
active women, whether it is the result of direct effects on bone or improving coordination,
balance and muscle strength. The aim of research was to examine the impact
of exercise program for osteoporosis in the duration of four weeks on health and
psychological aspects of patient using quality of life questionnaire SF-36, used
before and after the program, with considering the BMI (body mass index) of
subjects.
Materials and Methods
The study included 39 subjects with osteopenia and osteoporosis. Participants
were divided into two groups, patients with an ideal BMI (19.1-25.8), and patients
with increased BMI (> 25.9). Program for osteoporosis in duration of four weeks
was conducted. It consisted of exercises for osteoporosis, advice about diet, advice
on preventing falls, interview and medical examination before and during program
implementation. For self-assessment of health status generic questionnaire SF -36
model was used. It is a multi-purpose, short form model containing 36 ordinal scale
items on eight dimensions: physical functioning (PF), role-physical (RP), bodily
pain (BP), general health (GH), vitality (VT), social functioning (SF), roleemotional
(RE) and mental health (MH). The questionnaire items selected also
represent two general concept of health as physical and mental health. Filled in by
the subjects in the two time points, before the implementation of this program and
at the end of the program.
Results
Research results showed that in subjects with an ideal BMI improvement was
recorded when it comes to quality of life in all dimensions, following a program,
with greater improvement in mental (MCS) component summary in relation to the
physical (PCS) component summary. In subjects with a BMI over normal range
also showed an improvement in quality of life for all eight dimensions, with greater
Balnea
2012, núm. 6, 330-331
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