Effects of Home-and-Workplace Combined Exercise for Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis

• Main Authors: Jong Mi Lim, Ok-Hee Cho
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
• Series: Asian Nursing Research
• Subjects: Exercise; Physical functional performance; Spondylitis, ankylosing; Workplace
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1976131721000207
• ISSN: 1976-1317

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of home-and-workplace combined exercise on physical function, depression, and work-related disability in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Methods: This study adopted a non-randomized quasi-experimental design. Fifty-two patients were recruited: home-and-workplace combined exercise (n = 17), home exercise (n = 18), and control group (n = 17). Results: The home-and-workplace combined exercise group showed improvement in spinal mobility and pulmonary function and significantly lower absenteeism and overwork impact than the home-exercise group and control group. The home-and-workplace combined exercise and home exercise groups showed a higher level of activity improvement than the control group. Conclusion: home-and-workplace combined exercise can be recommended to patients with ankylosing spondylitis to enhance their physical function, including spinal mobility and pulmonary function, and reduce work-related disability.