Effects of 12-week Exercises on Alexithymia, Depression and Quality of Life in Geriatric Individuals (EXQUALITY)

Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Alexithymia

Physical Inactivity

Quality of Life

Depression

Treatments

Behavioral: Aerobic and ResistanceExercise

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05342142

EXQUALITY

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of aerobic and resistance exercises on depression, alexithymia levels and quality of life of elderly individuals.

Full description

In this study, investigators hypothesized that aerobic and resistance exercises can increase the quality of life of elderly individuals by reducing their depression and alexithymia levels. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of aerobic and resistance exercises on depression, alexithymia levels and quality of life of elderly individuals.

Enrollment

70 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

65+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Individuals aged 65 and over who volunteered to participate in the study,
Conscious and without communication problems,
No orthopedic injury that prevents walking
Those who are physically inactive according to the International Physical Activity Assessment Questionnaire
Those who have sufficient motivation to participate in the exercise program (will be evaluated by a one-on-one interview by the researchers)
Being eligible to participate in an exercise program after a cardiac examination (resting ECG and questioning of cardiac symptoms, advanced tests such as exercise ECG test if necessary) performed by the physician.

Exclusion criteria

Having a history of neuromuscular disease
Serious medical condition (eg advanced malignancy or major neurological, psychiatric or endocrine disease, respiratory failure, etc.) that would prevent the person from participating in exercise training.
Less than 1 year life expectancy
Having an orthopedic injury that prevents walking
Presence of advanced sensory deficit
Having visual and hearing problems
Not having sufficient communication skills (Mini Mental Test score below 24 points)
Not having agreed to participate in the study
Uncontrolled hypertension
Not being found suitable for exercise in the examination performed by physicians and physiotherapists