This review could find no consistent or conclusive evidence on whether exercise impacts on sleep in people who have rheumatoid arthritis , therefore no firm conclusions can be made .
However , there is some indication that exercise may have positive benefits on sleep in people who have rheumatoid arthritis .
To systematic ally search for the availability of evidence for exercise impacting on sleep for people who have rheumatoid arthritis .
Differences between participants and nonparticipants in an exercise trial for adults with rheumatoid arthritis.
OBJECTIVE To investigate the generalizability of the results of a r and omized controlled trial on the effectiveness of long-term , high-intensity exercises in the rheumatoid arthritis patients in training ( RAPIT ) trial by comparing the characteristics of the participants with the non participants . METHODS Participants and non participants were mailed question naires on sociodemographic characteristics , health status , reasons not to participate  , and  attitudes toward intensive exercise . RESULTS The question naires from 892 ( 75 % ) non participants and 299 ( 97 % ) participants were collected . The non participants were slightly older , more often male , and had longer disease duration than the participants . The non participants perceived their disease as more serious , used fewer disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs , had a lower level of education , and a more negative attitude toward intensive exercise . CONCLUSION The results of the RAPIT trial might not be generalizable to the entire target population . To promote participation in long-term , high-intensity exercises , health professionals should more actively discuss the potential benefits of exercise with their RA patients while taking into consideration specific factors related to participation
This review could find no consistent or conclusive evidence on whether exercise impacts on sleep in people who have rheumatoid arthritis , therefore no firm conclusions can be made .
However , there is some indication that exercise may have positive benefits on sleep in people who have rheumatoid arthritis .
To systematic ally search for the availability of evidence for exercise impacting on sleep for people who have rheumatoid arthritis .