The Effect of Combined Training at Home on Different Dimensions of Veterans’ Quality of Life and Its Relationship with Abdominal Obesity

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1 PhD Student, Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Mazandaran University, Babolsar, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Mazandaran University, Babolsar, Iran

Abstract

 
Recognizing war-related injuries and factors affecting quality of life play a key role in designing a targeted training program. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of combined training at home on different dimensions of quality of life and its relationship with abdominal obesity and functional indices of veterans.120 veterans from three regions of Mazandaran province were randomly divided into training and control groups according to some criteria. The aerobic-resistance training protocol was performed at home for 8 weeks, 6 sessions per week with respect to the principle of overload. Quality of life was evaluated through SF36 questionnaire and abdominal obesity indices (BMI, WHtR, WHR, SBSI, BSA, BAI) and functional indices (upper body strength, lower body strength and VO2peak) were evaluated with standard methods at the beginning and the end of the training period. To analyze the variables, ANOVA, t test and Pearson correlation were used. The training program significantly improved the abdominal obesity and functional indices of the subjects (P<0.001) but this difference was significant only in the components of physical function, social function, mental-spiritual health of the quality of life and VO2peak (P<0.001). In addition, a significant relationship was found only between total physical components and total values and each component of mental health (P<0.001).The results showed that combined training at home particularly in veterans' rehabilitation department improves different dimensions of quality of life, increases muscle strength and improves body composition in veterans.

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