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Aerobic exercise improves self-reported sleep and quality of life in older adults with insomnia . OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy of moderate aerobic physical activity with sleep hygiene education to improve sleep , mood and quality of life in older adults with chronic insomnia . METHODS Seventeen sedentary adults aged > or=55 years with insomnia ( mean age 61.6 [ SD±4.3 ] years ; 16 female ) participated in a randomized controlled trial comparing 16 weeks of aerobic physical activity plus sleep hygiene to non-physical activity plus sleep hygiene . Eligibility included primary insomnia for at least 3 months , habitual sleep duration < 6.5h and a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index ( PSQI ) score > 5 . Outcomes included sleep quality , mood and quality of life questionnaires ( PSQI , Epworth Sleepiness Scale [ ESS ] , Short-form 36 [ SF-36 ] , Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale [ CES-D ] ) . RESULTS The physical activity group improved in sleep quality on the global PSQI ( p < .0001 ) , sleep latency ( p=.049 ) , sleep duration ( p=.04 ) , daytime dysfunction ( p=.027 ) , and sleep efficiency ( p=.036 ) PSQI sub-scores compared to the control group . The physical activity group also had reductions in depressive symptoms ( p=.044 ) , daytime sleepiness ( p=.02 ) and improvements in vitality ( p=.017 ) compared to baseline scores . CONCLUSION Aerobic physical activity with sleep hygiene education is an effective treatment approach to improve sleep quality , mood and quality of life in older adults with chronic insomnia .
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Intervention_Physical
Aerobic exercise
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Intervention_Physical
moderate aerobic physical activity
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Outcome_Mental
self-reported sleep
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Outcome_Other
quality of life
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Outcome_Other
efficacy
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Outcome_Mental
improve sleep , mood
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Outcome_Physical
quality of life
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Participant_Age
older adults
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Participant_Condition
insomnia
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Participant_Sample-size
Seventeen
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Participant_Age
adults
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Participant_Age
> or=55 years
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Participant_Condition
insomnia
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Participant_Age
61.6 [ SD±4.3 ] years
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Participant_Sex
female
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Participant_Age
older adults
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Participant_Condition
chronic insomnia