The impact of a specific aqua-training for adult haemophilic patients--results of the WATERCISE study (WAT-QoL).
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The impact of a specific aqua-training for adult haemophilic patients--results of the WATERCISE study (WAT-QoL). / Mackensen von, Sylvia; Eifrig, Barbara; Zäch, D; Kalnins, J; Wieloch, A; Zeller, W.
In: HAEMOPHILIA, Vol. 18, No. 5, 5, 2012, p. 714-721.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The impact of a specific aqua-training for adult haemophilic patients--results of the WATERCISE study (WAT-QoL).
AU - Mackensen von, Sylvia
AU - Eifrig, Barbara
AU - Zäch, D
AU - Kalnins, J
AU - Wieloch, A
AU - Zeller, W
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Sport is increasingly recommended for haemophilic patients due to physical and psychological benefits. 'WATERCISE' is a specific aqua-training programme for haemophiliacs in which endurance, strength, coordination and mobility are trained. In the WAT-QoL study benefits and risks of regular WATERCISE training sessions were investigated in terms of health-related quality of life (HRQoL), physical functioning (PF), orthopaedic joint status (OJS), bleeding frequency and factor consumption. Patients in the WATERCISE group attended an aqua-training programme once a week for 1 h over 12 months, patients in the control group did not. Patients were matched for clinical and demographic data. Information on clinical data, orthopaedic status, PF (HEP-Test-Q) and HRQoL were collected in both groups at baseline and at follow-up (6 and 12 months). Twenty-eight adult severely affected haemophilic patients (WATERCISE group: 10 haemophilia A (HA), 3 haemophilia B (HB) patients; control group: 12 HA and 3 HB patients) were enrolled (aged 40.68 ± 12.7 years). Baseline data (body mass indices, OJS, sportive activities, HRQoL and PF) were well distributed between groups. After 12 months the WATERCISE group reported a significantly better PF (M(W) = 65.22, SD = 11.3; M(C) = 52.5, SD = 15.0), especially for endurance (P < 0.004). Although always differently reported by the patients within the WATERCISE group, HRQoL did not prove to be significantly different between groups. WATERCISE seems to have a positive effect on the PF of patients suffering from haemophilia. These study findings need to be further investigated in a larger study group.
AB - Sport is increasingly recommended for haemophilic patients due to physical and psychological benefits. 'WATERCISE' is a specific aqua-training programme for haemophiliacs in which endurance, strength, coordination and mobility are trained. In the WAT-QoL study benefits and risks of regular WATERCISE training sessions were investigated in terms of health-related quality of life (HRQoL), physical functioning (PF), orthopaedic joint status (OJS), bleeding frequency and factor consumption. Patients in the WATERCISE group attended an aqua-training programme once a week for 1 h over 12 months, patients in the control group did not. Patients were matched for clinical and demographic data. Information on clinical data, orthopaedic status, PF (HEP-Test-Q) and HRQoL were collected in both groups at baseline and at follow-up (6 and 12 months). Twenty-eight adult severely affected haemophilic patients (WATERCISE group: 10 haemophilia A (HA), 3 haemophilia B (HB) patients; control group: 12 HA and 3 HB patients) were enrolled (aged 40.68 ± 12.7 years). Baseline data (body mass indices, OJS, sportive activities, HRQoL and PF) were well distributed between groups. After 12 months the WATERCISE group reported a significantly better PF (M(W) = 65.22, SD = 11.3; M(C) = 52.5, SD = 15.0), especially for endurance (P < 0.004). Although always differently reported by the patients within the WATERCISE group, HRQoL did not prove to be significantly different between groups. WATERCISE seems to have a positive effect on the PF of patients suffering from haemophilia. These study findings need to be further investigated in a larger study group.
KW - Adult
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Quality of Life
KW - Young Adult
KW - Prospective Studies
KW - Cohort Studies
KW - Range of Motion, Articular
KW - Hemarthrosis/etiology
KW - Hemophilia A/complications/physiopathology/therapy
KW - Hemophilia B/complications/physiopathology/therapy
KW - Physical Endurance
KW - Physical Fitness
KW - Physical Therapy Modalities
KW - Swimming
KW - Adult
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Quality of Life
KW - Young Adult
KW - Prospective Studies
KW - Cohort Studies
KW - Range of Motion, Articular
KW - Hemarthrosis/etiology
KW - Hemophilia A/complications/physiopathology/therapy
KW - Hemophilia B/complications/physiopathology/therapy
KW - Physical Endurance
KW - Physical Fitness
KW - Physical Therapy Modalities
KW - Swimming
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
VL - 18
SP - 714
EP - 721
JO - HAEMOPHILIA
JF - HAEMOPHILIA
SN - 1351-8216
IS - 5
M1 - 5
ER -
