Feasibility of an Exercise Program for Older Depressive Inpatients A Pilot Study

被引：10

作者：

Heissel, Andreas ^{[1
]}

Vesterling, Anou ^{[2
]}

White, Stephanie A. ^{[1
]}

Kallies, Gunnar ^{[3
]}

Behr, Diana ^{[4
]}

Arafat, Ayman M. ^{[5
]}

Reischies, Friedel M. ^{[3
]}

Heinzel, Stephan ^{[1
]}

Budde, Henning ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Potsdam, Social & Prevent Med, Neuen Palais 10, D-14469 Potsdam, Germany

[2] Humboldt Univ, Dept Psychol, Berlin, Germany

[3] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Psychiat & Psychotherapy, Berlin, Germany

[4] Humboldt Univ, Dept Sport Sci, Berlin, Germany

[5] Charite Univ Med Berlin, Dept Endocrinol, Berlin, Germany

[6] Med Sch Hamburg, Sport Sci, Hamburg, Germany

来源：

GEROPSYCH-THE JOURNAL OF GERONTOPSYCHOLOGY AND GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY | 2015年 / 28卷 / 04期

关键词：

physical exercise; major depressive disorder; older adults; executive functions; brain-derived neurotrophic factor;

D O I：

10.1024/1662-9647/a000134

中图分类号：

B844 [发展心理学（人类心理学）];

学科分类号：

040202 ;

摘要：

Twelve older inpatients (M age = 66.8) with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) participated in this controlled pilot trial either in a physical exercise group (PEG; n = 6; aerobic, strength, and coordination exercises) or an active control group (ACG; n = 6; relaxation exercises) twice a week for four weeks. While depressive symptoms decreased in both groups, reduction of symptoms was significantly larger in the PEG. However, the PEG had higher BDI scores compared to the ACG at pretest. Neurocognitive functioning and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) concentration did not change significantly. A four-week exercise program may be a feasible adjunct therapy in older MDD patients but the efficacy of the program needs to be proven with larger samples.

引用

页码：163 / 171

页数：9

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