Home-based versus center-based aerobic exercise on cardiopulmonary performance, physical function, quality of life and quality of sleep of overweight patients with chronic kidney disease

• Published in: Clinical and experimental nephrology Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 87 - 98
• Main Authors: Aoike, Danilo Takashi, Baria, Flavia, Kamimura, Maria Ayako, Ammirati, Adriano, Cuppari, Lilian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Springer Japan 01-02-2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aerobics; Body weight; Dialysis; Exercise; Kidney diseases; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Nephrology; Original Article; Overweight; Physical fitness; Physical training; Quality of life; Sleep; Urology; Obesity; Home-based exercise; Chronic kidney disease; Physical function; Quality of sleep; Aerobic exercise
• ISSN: 1342-1751; 1437-7799
• DOI: 10.1007/s10157-017-1429-2

Background
The association between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and obesity can decrease the patients’ cardiopulmonary capacity, physical functioning and quality of life. The search for effective and practical alternative methods of exercise to engage patients in training programs is of great importance. Therefore, we aimed to compare the effects of home-based versus center-based aerobic exercise on the cardiopulmonary and functional capacities, quality of life and quality of sleep of overweight non-dialysis-dependent patients with CKD (NDD-CKD).
Methods
Forty sedentary overweight patients CKD stages 3 and 4 were randomly assigned to an exercise group [home-based group (
n
 = 12) or center-based exercise group (
n
 = 13)] or to a control group (
n
 = 15) that did not perform any exercise. Cardiopulmonary exercise test, functional capacity tests, quality of life, quality of sleep and clinical parameters were assessed at baseline, 12 and 24 weeks.
Results
The
V
O
2peak
and all cardiopulmonary parameters evaluated were similarly improved (
p
 < 0.05) after 12 and 24 weeks in both exercise groups. The functional capacity tests improved during the follow-up in the home-based group (
p
 < 0.05) and reached values similar to those obtained in the center-based group. The benefits achieved in both exercise groups were also reflected in improvement of quality of life and sleep (
p
 < 0.05). No differences were observed between the exercise groups, and no changes in any of the parameters investigated were found in the control group.
Conclusion
Home-based aerobic training was as effective as center-based training in improving the physical and functional capabilities, quality of life and sleep in overweight NDD-CKD patients.