Effects of 12-wk whole body vibration exercise program on the quality of life and satisfaction with treatment older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Abstract

The aim of This Study was to analyze the effects of 12-wk whole body vibration programme n quality of life and satisfaction with treatment among elderly people with type 2 diabetes (DM2). A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 39 (19 experimental group and 20 control group). Quality of life and satisfaction with treatment was assessed by means of EsDQoL and DTSQ-s respectively. Results show statistically significant improvements on satisfaction with treatment (p = 0,028) in the experimental group. However, these findings were not achieve for QoL. In conclusion, 12-wk of whole body vibration training is not effective for improving specific QoL but improves satisfaction with treatment in those who received the treatment. These results suggest that future studies are warranted to innovate new specific QoL questionnaires.