Why the study?
The study was designed to investigate whether women with a higher level of physical activity are less likely to experience sleep problems.
Does a higher level of physical activity improve sleep quality in middle-aged women?
Does a higher level of physical activity improve sleep quality in middle-aged women?
Higher levels of physical activity are significantly associated with better sleep quality in middle-aged women.
Higher physical activity was associated with better sleep quality; leaves open whether increasing activity improves insomnia prospectively.
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to check whether women with a higher level of physical activity are less likely to experience sleep problems. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 80 women aged 45-65 from Silesia took part in the pilot study. The research tool was a self-survey, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), and the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS). The data was prepared in the STATISTICA 10 program. RESULTS: The mean age of the respondents was 51.75 ± 5.57. The most common symptoms were psychological problems (mean MRS: 4.29 ± 3.25). A sedentary lifestyle was reported in 57.14% of the respondents. There was a significant difference between women suffering from insomnia and women with normal sleep in terms of the level of physical activity (p = 0.025). CONCLUSIONS: Physical activity significantly affects the quality of sleep among middle-aged women.
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