![]() Sleep disorder becomes an increasing concern in modern society, it is of importance to identify intervention strategies in order to decrease and narrow down sleep disorders. It was reported that a large scale of adults has difficulty in initiating and maintaining sleep. A frequent compliant of sleep disorder is insomnia the National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimated that roughly 30% of the general population suffer from sleep disruption. Evidence from epidemiologic studies has uncovered the severity of sleep disturbance and high prevalence of undiagnosed sleep disorders. Sleep disorders are highly prevalent in recent years. Further studies are suggested to examine the impact of walking intensity on sleep quality. Conclusionĭaily walking exercise has a significant effect on facilitating sleep quality and sleep components among young adults. The comparison between intervention group and control group showed that sleep disturbance was significantly improved ( p < 0.05). Within group comparison by repeated measures showed that sleep duration ( p < 0.01, F-test 22.79), sleep medication ( p < 0.05, F-test 5.22), subjective sleep ( p < 0.05, F-test 5.51) and global sleep quality ( p < 0.01, F-test 12.19) were significantly improved. Within group and between group comparisons were made for statistical analysis. Omron HJ-112 pedometer and daily walking diary facilitated the intervention process. Sleep quality was assessed by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) before and after session 1 and session 3. The 12-week intervention was divided into three sessions equally. ![]() Participants were assigned into two groups (group A and group B) randomly. Methodsįifty-four healthy adults aged 19 to 36-years old participated a pedometer based aerobic walking intervention, a cross-over randomized control trial. ![]() This study examined the effectiveness of a 12-week walking intervention on sleep quality among sedentary young adults. However, less is known whether walking improves sleep quality among healthy young adults. Walking has beneficial effects on sleep quality in elderly population and patients in clinical settings. ![]()
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