The Effects of Circuit Exercise Training on the Heart Rate Variability and Sleep Quality for the Patients with Insomnia

• Main Authors: Li, Sheng Wei, 李聖威
• Other Authors: Lin, Zin-Rong
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/43212950668252390433

碩士 === 國立中正大學 === 運動與休閒教育研究所 === 99 === The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of circuit exercise training on the heart rate variability and sleep quality for the patients with insomnia and to analyze the difference between HRV and Sleep Quality. Purposive sampling was conducted on 42 insomnia patients as subjects (Age : 53.40 ± 10.8 years old ; Height : 159.27 ± 6.97cm ; Body Weight 59.87±10.32kg) in a psychiatric department of the example of hospital at Chiayi county. The experimental procedure for the exercise group involved 12 weeks circuit exercise training, the intensity ranged between 60-80%, and was equipped with the Polar heart rate monitor in order to intensity control. Based on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and HRV analyzer as assessing instruments, the collecting data was analyzed and processed by descriptive statistics and paired-sample t test using SPSS 17.0 statistical package. The results of this research are as follows: 1. The results of pre and post 12 weeks circuit exercise training was presented a significant increase on HF and HFnu a significant decrease on LF and LFnu and balancing on LF/HF. The questionnaire of sleep quality was divided into eight dimensions: subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep time, sleep efficiency, sleep disturbance, drug use, daytime dysfunction, and sleep quality. The total score was worse more than five points. There were a marked improvement due to a significant decreasing the points after 12 weeks circuit exercise training. 2. After 12 week’s circuit exercise training, the exercise group had a significant increase on the HF and decrease LF, which divided by the variables of age, gender, taking nap, drinking tea behavior, drug usage so that the HRV had gradually improvement for the people with insomnia. 3. After 12 week’s intervention of circuit exercise training, the exercise group had a significant decrease the score on the dimension of sleep quality included age, gender, napping habits, drinking tea habits, drug usage so that the sleep quality had improved. 4. Regarding the correlation between sleep quality and HRV, there were a highly negative correlation among HF, HFnu, LFnu, and LF/HF for the people with insomnia, which means that it had helpful for improving sleep quality, if the value of HRV was gradually increase and the score of sleep quality was decrease.