{"id":25701,"date":"2020-04-28T20:49:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T20:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/?p=25701"},"modified":"2020-04-28T20:49:02","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T20:49:02","slug":"patient-experiences-the-psychosocial-benefits-of-group-aquatic-exercise-to-reduce-symptoms-of-me-cfs-a-pilot-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/patient-experiences-the-psychosocial-benefits-of-group-aquatic-exercise-to-reduce-symptoms-of-me-cfs-a-pilot-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Patient experiences & the psychosocial benefits of group aquatic exercise to reduce symptoms of ME\/CFS: a pilot study"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patient experiences and the psychosocial benefits of group aquatic exercise to reduce symptoms of ME\/CFS: a pilot study<\/a>, by\u00a0 Suzanne Broadbent, Sonja Coetzee Rosalind Beavers &\u00a0 Louise Horstmanshof in<\/span> Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior<\/em>, [DOI: 10.1080\/21641846.2020.1751455]\u00a0\u00a0Published online: 11 Apr 2020<\/p>\n

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Research abstract:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Background:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The aim of the study was to explore the experiences of participants in a short aquatic exercise programme for individuals with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis\/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and to gain insight into the perceived psychosocial benefits.<\/p>\n

Methods:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"The exercise programme was of five-weeks duration, with two self-paced aquatic sessions per week. Eleven female participants (mean age 54.8 \u00b1 12.4 yr) reported the onset and changes (24\u201348 h) in post-exercise fatigue, pain and other symptoms after each session, and completed a post-intervention interview comprising nine open-ended questions, with additional discussions. The reported symptoms and interview responses were entered into a spreadsheet, grouped and coded to identify the themes and subthemes.<\/p>\n

Results: <\/strong><\/p>\n

The main themes were \u2018symptoms\u2019, \u2018benefits\u2019, \u2018engagement and compliance\u2019, and \u2018limitations\u2019. The analysis found that group aquatic exercises reduced social isolation through shared experiences and enhanced support; were beneficial and enjoyable without exacerbating symptoms; were preferable to other modes of exercise; and were seen as a long-term exercise option. Participants reported a reduction in pain, fatigue and anxiety after the intervention.<\/p>\n

Conclusions: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Psychosocial benefits suggest that self-paced group aquatic exercise is a safe, enjoyable and effective mode of exercise rehabilitation for people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis\/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.<\/p>\n

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Patient experiences and the psychosocial benefits of group aquatic exercise to reduce symptoms of ME\/CFS: a pilot study, by\u00a0 Suzanne Broadbent, Sonja Coetzee Rosalind Beavers &\u00a0 Louise Horstmanshof in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, [DOI: 10.1080\/21641846.2020.1751455]\u00a0\u00a0Published online: 11 Apr 2020 … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[5857,5854,5855,5856,5217],"class_list":["post-25701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-aquatic-exercise","tag-louise-horstmanshof","tag-rosalind-beavers","tag-sonja-coetzee","tag-suzanne-broadbent"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5qkYK-6Gx","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25701"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25763,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25701\/revisions\/25763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}