Repeated Dry Sauna Therapy Improves Quality of Life in Obese Korean People
Choi HS, Kwon H, Cho KH, Thuc LC, Park SY, Kim NH, Kim WJ, Kim YK, Jeon WS, Lee JA, Kim HC, Cho EH
Korean journal of family medicine · 2 citas
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- Financiación independiente
- Gobierno
- U.S. Forest Service
- Gobierno
- Korea Forest Service
- Subvenciones
- Korea Forest Service (S111616L040110)
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Publicación
- Publicado
- 2020-05-21 · Korean J Fam Med · vol. 41 · número 5 · págs. 312–317
- Editorial
- Korean Academy of Family Medicine
- Citado
- 5 citas · más que el 60% de estudios similares · 0.5× el promedio de su campo
- Referencias
- 27 trabajos
- Acceso
- Acceso abierto (publicación gratuita) · CC-BY-NC
- Áreas de investigación
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses · Diversity and Impact of Dance · Urban Green Space and Health
- Palabras clave
- Medicine, Quality of life (healthcare), Physical therapy, Gerontology, Traditional medicine, Nursing
12 autores
- Hoon Sung Choi🇰🇷Kangwon National University
- Hyuki Kwon🇰🇷Kangwon National University
- Keun-Hyok Cho🇰🇷Kangwon National University
- Cong Thuc Le🇰🇷Kangwon National University
- So Young Park🇰🇷Kangwon National University
- Nam–Hun Kim🇰🇷Kangwon National University
- Wae-Jung Kim🇰🇷Kangwon National University
- Yun-Ki Kim🇰🇷Kangwon National University
- Woo-Seok Jeon🇰🇷Kangwon National University
- Ju-Ah Lee🇰🇷Kangwon National University
- Hyoung‐Chun Kim🇰🇷Kangwon National University
- Eun-Hee Cho🇰🇷 · autor de correspondenciaKangwon National University
Resumen
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Background
Dry sauna treatments improve the quality of life for chronic pain, congestive heart failure, and type 2 diabetes patients. This study aimed to determine whether dry sauna therapy improved the quality of life of obese people.
Methods
A total of 38 consecutive participants aged over 20 years with a body mass index of ≥25 kg/m2 were recruited for the study. The participants were treated with a 90°C dry sauna for 15 minutes, twice daily for 4 consecutive days. To assess the quality of life, all participants completed the 5 level EQ-5D questionnaires and the EQ-Visual Analog Scale. Study parameters were measured on the same day prior to commencing the sauna sessions in a fasted state and 2 days after the last sauna session.
Results
The average age was 62.3±9.5 years; 84.2% of the participants were female. The mean body mass index was 28.5±2.4 kg/m2. Dry sauna significantly improved the mean 5 level EQ-5D index scores from 0.83±0.12 to 0.89±0.11 and increased the mean EQ-Visual Analog Scale from 79.0±15.2 to 91.1±9.7. However, there were no significant changes in body mass index, blood pressure, heart rate, or body composition before and after the 8-session sauna therapy.
Conclusion
Dry sauna improved the health-related quality of life of obese patients without adverse events. Further clinical studies in larger study populations are needed to verify these findings and provide concrete evidence for obesity treatment.
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