EFFECT OF AEROBIC TRAINING ON CARDIO-RESPIRATORY FITNESS OF TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS
EFFECT OF AEROBIC TRAINING ON CARDIO-RESPIRATORY FITNESS OF TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS
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1997-12
Authors
UGYA, ADAMU MUNDI
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Abstract
The e f f e c t of r e g u l a r a e r o b i c e x e r c i s e t r a i n i ng
programme on c a r d i o - r e s p i r a t o r y f i t n e s s of t u b e r c u l o s is
p a t i e n t s was t h e focus of t h i s study. Gomez (1983)
found out t h a t about two t h i r d 2/3 of a l l t u b e r c u l o s is
p a t i e n t s s u r v i v e d w i t h drugs and ambulatory t r e a t m e n t.
I f t r e a t m e n t was s t a r t e d l a t e and v i c t i m s r e s t e d too
l o n g , many a b n o r m a l i t i e s and c o m p l i c a t i o n s r e s u l t e d,
b e c a u s e t u b e r c u l o s i s d e s t r o y s t h e l u n g s . This gave
way to the p h y s i c a l f i t n e s s need for t u b e r c u l o s is
p a t i e n t s a d m i t t e d to the h o s p i t a l s for months w i t h o ut
e x e r c i s e . When t h e d i s e a s e d lungs a r e not e x e r c i s e d,
l u n g s c o l l a p s e could o c c u r.
The s u b j e c t s for t h e study were t u b e r c u l o s is
p a t i e n t s In ward four (4) of J o s U n i v e r s i t y Teaching
H o s p i t a l . Out of twenty (20) p a t i e n t s on a d m i s s i on
i n ward four (1) of JUTH, F i v e (5) were s e l e c t ed
b a s e d on t h e i r a b i l i t i e s to undergo t h e t e s t .
P e r m i s s i o n was sought from t h e t h o r a c o l o g i s t , and the
t h o r a c i c n u r s i n g o f f i c e r s i n c h a r g e of t h e c h e s t ward
f o u r (4) of JUTH f o r r e s e a r c h an all t u b e r c u l o s i s p a t i e n ts
The subjects took part in regular aerobic exercise
t r a i n i n g on bench step at a prescribed I n t e n s i t y of 40%
- 60% maximal heart rate for 20 - 30 minutesper training
session, for three a l t e r n a t e days a week for eight weeks.
Measures of body weight, r e s t i n g heart r a t e , blood
pressure, temperature r e s p i r a t i o n and physical fitness
index were taken:
l Before training commenced
2. Four weeks after commencement of t r a i n i n g and
3. at the end of eight weeks.
The data collected were s t a t i s t i c a l l y analysed
u s i ng ANOVA , Sc heffe' s Test, and t. - t e s t s t a t i s t i c s .
Based on the r e s u l t s of the a n a l y s i s , it was found
that the body weight, d i a s t o l i c blood pressure, heart
r a t e , and physical fitness index were s t a t i s t i c a l ly
s i g n i f i c a n t ( p < 0 . 0 5 ) . For body temperate,
r e s p i r a t i o n , and s y s t o l i c blood pressure were however
found to be Insignificant ( p < . 0 5 ).
The data from t h i s study show that there was no
s i g n i f i c a n t effect of aerobic bench step e x e r c i s e on
s y s t o l i c blood pressure, and r e s p i r a t i o n of pulmonary
tuberculosis p a t i e n t s . However, it waw observed that
eight weeks aerobic training on bench step s i g n i f i c a n t ly
improved the cardio-respiratory fitness of the tuberc
u l o s i s p a t i e n t s as supported by a decline in heart r a t e,
d i a s t o l i c blood pressure, and increase in physical
f i t n e s s index.
Description
A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER
OF SCIENCE IN EXERCISE AND SPORTS SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA
DECEMBER, 1997
Keywords
EFFECT,, AEROBIC,, TRAINING,, CARDIO-RESPIRATORY,, FITNESS,, TUBERCULOSIS,, PATIENTS.