Impact of Progressive Resistance Exercise Training on Bone Mineral Density and Weight of People Living With HIV/AIDs in Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Ebonyi State

Impact of Progressive Resistance Exercise on Bone Mineral Density and Weight of People Living With HIV/AIDs

Abstract

The study examined the effects of progressive resistance exercises (PRE) on bone mineral density and weight of people living with HIV/AIDS in Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Ebonyi State. The study adopted experimental research design. The population of the study was 40 HIV/AIDS patients that attended HIV clinics at AE-FUTHA. The sample size for the study was 38 as a result of drop out of two subjects in the control group. Simple random sampling technique by balloting was adopted for the study. Heel Densitometer (X-rite 331C), and Omron BF 400 were the instrument used for data collection of BMD and weight respectively. Mean, standard deviation and ANCOVA were used to analyze the data obtained. The instruments were not validated because they are standard. The reliability coefficients obtained from the pilot study were 0.835 and 0.994 for both BMD and weight respectively. The major findings revealed that PRE had positive effect on BMD and weight. The hypotheses result showed that PRE had statistical significant effects on BMD but did not have effects on weight. The study revealed that there was significant difference of PRE on BMD of people living with HIV/AIDS means that PRE group presented with higher positive effects on BMD after 6 weeks. Based on these findings, suggestion were made among others that Exercise Physiologists, Physicians, Health Educationists and Physiotherapists should educate government on strategies to adopt PRE as measure towards improving BMD in the management of PLWHA.