| Objective To assess the quality of life(QOL) in rheumatoid arthritis(RA) patients treated with 12weeks of aerobic exercise(AE) plus medication(methotrexate, MTX, and NSAIDs). MethodsThe research design was a randomized controlled trial. The patients in AE group received AE plus MTX and NSAIDs, and the patients in the control group received drug therapy only. ResultsOne hundred and twenty-six patients completed the trial, AE patients with improvement of 12%~28% from the baseline were better than medicine-treated patients in the physical, social, emotional function, self-recognized health status and total QOL. ConclusionAE is effective for the patients with RA in the improvement of QOL. |
