Year: 2025 | Month: April-June | Volume: 10 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 107-114
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/gijhsr.20250210
Effectiveness of Exercise on Quality of Life Among Adult Population
Roshana Shrestha1, Dr. Nitika Thakur Ph.D.2, Dr. Saumi Sadhu Ph.D.3, Dr. Sonal Chand Ph.D.4, Prof. Dr. R. Shreeraja Kumar Ph.D.5
1Ph.D. Nursing Scholar, Department of Nursing, Sharda School of Nursing and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India.
2Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Sharda School of Nursing and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India.
3Associate Professor, Department of Life Science, Sharda School of Basic Science and Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India.
4Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Sharda School of Nursing and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India.
5Associated Dean & Professor, Department of Nursing, Sharda School of Nursing and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India.
Corresponding Author: Dr. Nitika Thakur
ABSTRACT
Obesity is a worldwide health problem, from half-century and ranking as the secondary cause of death after smoking. Obesity is a cause of many chronic diseases like diabetes mellitus, hypertension and has a detrimental change in quality of life (QoL) This systematic review explores effectiveness of exercise interventions on QoL in adults. A database systematic search yielded 113studies from different database, which were reduced to 10 randomized control trials consisting of 807 participants. There were 283 people allocated in Control group and 524 in the exercise groups: 208 in the Aerobics group, 82 in Zumba and Dance Interventions, and 184 in Strength Training. The SF-36 was most commonly used to identify health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The studies assessed the effects of various interventions, including different dance exercise like Zumba dance, aerobic exercise, strength training and HIIT for 12-16 weeks. The Findings of the study shows that the aerobic and dance-based exercise as an intervention is effective in multiple aspects of QoL, such as physical and psychological well-being. The that aerobic exercise was remarkably effective in improving physical health, psychological well-being, social relations, and environmental aspects (p<0.001). HIIT groups reveals the similar improvements in the PCS score and the MCS score (p <0.05) Dance interventions were effective in social and mental functioning (p<0.001). The control group experienced no notable improvements; The review reveals that the exercise and dance have a potential to enhance the quality of life.
Keywords: effectiveness, quality of life, exercise, obesity