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 .
A randomized controlled trial of the people with arthritis can exercise program: symptoms, function, physical activity, and psychosocial outcomes.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the basic 8-week People with Arthritis Can Exercise ( PACE ) program for improvements in primary ( symptoms , functioning , level of physical activity ) and secondary ( psychosocial ) outcomes . METHODS A total of 346 individuals with self-reported arthritis from 18 sites participated in a r and omized controlled trial of PACE . Outcomes were measured at baseline and 8 weeks . The intervention group completed self-reported assessment s at 3 and 6 months . Two-level multiple linear regression models were estimated to calculate adjusted outcome means in the intervention and control groups . A mixed-effects repeated- measures model was used to calculate adjusted means in the intervention group at 3 and 6 months . Both intent-to-treat ( ITT ) and as-treated ( AT ) analyses were conducted . RESULTS At 8 weeks , the intervention group had improvements in the following outcomes : 2 symptom outcomes ( pain , fatigue ) and 1 psychosocial outcome ( self-efficacy for managing arthritis ) in the ITT analyses ; 1 symptom outcome ( pain ) , 1 function outcome ( chair st and s ) , and 1 psychosocial outcome ( self-efficacy for arthritis management ) in the AT analyses . In addition , completers who attended > or=9 classes had improvements in 3 symptom outcomes ( pain , fatigue , stiffness ) , 2 function outcomes ( 10-pound lifts , chair st and s ) , and 1 psychosocial outcome ( self-efficacy for arthritis management ) at 8 weeks . Relative to baseline , PACE participants maintained significant improvements in symptoms at 6 months , but declined in function and self-efficacy for exercise . CONCLUSION If adults with arthritis attend a majority of PACE classes , they may expect improvements in symptoms , self-efficacy for arthritis management , and upper and lower extremity function . Achieving sustained improvement in outcomes may require continued participation in PACE
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 .