Exercise and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults: A Systematic Meta-Analytic Review
| Autor: | Kathleen T. Rhyner, Amber Watts |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Population MEDLINE Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial law Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine education Depressive symptoms Depression (differential diagnoses) Aged Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study Depression business.industry Rehabilitation Middle Aged Intervention studies Exercise Therapy Treatment Outcome Meta-analysis Physical therapy Antidepressant Female Geriatrics and Gerontology business Gerontology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 24:234-246 |
| ISSN: | 1543-267X 1063-8652 |
| DOI: | 10.1123/japa.2015-0146 |
| Popis: | Depressive symptoms are common in older adults, but antidepressant medications may be contraindicated or poorly tolerated in this population. Intervention studies demonstrate that exercise may be an effective alternative. This meta-analysis included 41 randomized controlled trials of aerobic and nonaerobic exercise interventions investigating the effect of exercise on depressive symptoms in adults aged 60 or older. A random effects model demonstrated that exercise was associated with significantly lower depression severity (SMD = 0.57, 95% CI 0.36–0.78). This effect was not significantly different for different ages of participants, types of control groups, or types of exercise interventions. Studies requiring a diagnosis of depression had significantly greater mean effect sizes than studies that did not require a depression diagnosis (Qbet = 6.843, df = 1, p = .009). These findings suggest that exercise is an effective treatment option for older individuals with depressive symptoms. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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