Comparison of the Effects of Physiotherapy Group Exercise and Basketball on Quality of Life of Obese Children
作者机构：Department of Physiotherapy and RehabilitationFaculty of Health SciencesEastern Mediterranean UniversityFamagustaCyprus Department of Physiotherapy and RehabilitationFaculty of Health SciencesHacettepe UniversityAnkaraTurkey
出 版 物：《Open Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation》 (康复医学（英文）)
年 卷 期：2017年第5卷第1期
页 面：1-10页
学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
主 题：Physiotherapy Basketball Quality of Life Obese Children
摘 要：Aim: To compare the effects of group exercises under physiotherapist control and basketball program on the quality of life of obese children. Methods: 45 obese children aged 10 years were randomly included to the physiotherapy (n=14), basketball (n:15), and control group (n:16). The children were assessed before and after 12-week study duration. The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) was used to determine and compare their quality of life (QoL). Results: No difference was found when the subheadings of the PedsQL were compared among the groups (p0.05). When the changes were investigated within the groups, only significant increase was determined in the physical and emotional subheadings of the physiotherapy group (pConclusion: Although no change was determined in the quality of life, physiotherapy group exercise was found to be more successful to affect physical and emotional status of obese children.
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