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The SAFE study: Stress and Fatigue control by Exercise: Acute and long-term effects of aerobic exercise in lactating employed mothers

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Abstract Background: Stress and fatigue experienced by lactating employed mothers could affect mothers’ and babies' mental and physical health detrimentally. Aerobic exercise is known to control stress and fatigue, but the dosages of the exercises needed to maintain long-term effects are under investigation. This study aimed to investigate the acute and long-term effects of aerobic exercise on controlling stress and fatigue in lactating employed mothers. Methods: This randomized control study involved sixty lactating employed mothers who were suffering from stress and fatigue. They were divided into two groups. Group A received five sessions of 30-minute aerobic training on a treadmill/week, in addition to lifestyle modification advice for 6 weeks. Group B received the same lifestyle routine advice for the same duration without being trained. Assessment of stress and fatigue levels were done before, after 6 weeks, and after 6 months from the baseline assessments using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) and Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) respectively. Results: Post-six weeks comparison within and between both groups showed a significant decline in PSS-10 and FAS in group A compared with group B (p < 0.001), however after six months of follow up there were statistically significant effects within groups only (p<0.05), and no statistically significant difference between groups at both variables as (p>0.05). Conclusion: Aerobic exercises for 6 weeks can induce an acute but not long-term effect on the stress and fatigue control in lactating employed mothers. Future research is needed to tailor the exercise prescription needed to maintain training long-term benefits.Trial registration: Clinical Trials Registration. Registered 4 June 2021, (Registry ID: NCT 04913558)

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Basyouny, S., Botla, A., Atef, H., Hussien, H., Shehata, M. (2022). The SAFE study: Stress and Fatigue control by Exercise: Acute and long-term effects of aerobic exercise in lactating employed mothers. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1473928/v1

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Sara El-Sayed Basyouny Afaf M. Botla Hady Atef Hossam El-Dien Hussien Mai Ali Shehata

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