Effects of aerobic exercise on psychosocial traits among people living with HIV/AIDS in Nekemte, Ethiopia

Authors : Soumitra MONDAL, Girma TİLAHUN, Dhamodharan MATHİVANAN, Mohamud ABDULKEDAR

Pages : 142-148

Doi:10.31459/turkjkin.489089

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Publication Date : 2018-12-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In the recent decades, the positive psycho-social considered as an ability of human beings which are provided appropriate studies in well-being and happiness domains. In this way, the purpose of this research was to identify the effect of twelve weeks aerobic exercise on psychosocial trait among people living with HIV/AIDS. This study was a randomized clinical controlled trial. The Study Population was from Nekemte city of people living with HIV/AIDS insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PLWHIV); under antiretroviral therapy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ART);. Of PLWHIV under ART two hundred fifty insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n= 250); were volunteered and willing to participate. After inclusive and exclusive criteria applied 58 subjects were selected by simple lottery method , strata and randomly assigned in experimental and control groups . World Health Organization quality of life assessment instrument insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(the WHOQOL); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values( WHOQOL-brief 1994b); psychosocial questioner was administrated to collect the pre test and after the intervention post test data was collected with same questioner. Experimental group were participated in aerobic exercise programmed for 12 weeks. Control group were encouraged to attend ART and advised usual day to day activity . The collected data were analyzed by paired t-test and independent t-test by using SPSS version 20. The level of significance for all analyses was set at P < 0.05. However, after 12-weeks psychosocial trait had shown significant change insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P=0.00); observed in exercise group where as control group insignificant insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=81); and which is an effective complementary therapy to improved psychosocial trait in PLWHA. It was concluded  that the three-month, supervised, and moderate aerobic exercise program, performed three times a week, can improve the psychosocial traits. Aerobic exercise has a positive effect on psychosocial trait in people living with HIV/AIDS when it combines with ART rather than ART alone.
Keywords : Aerobic exercise, ART, HIV AIDS, PLWHA, psychosocial