What is the Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Depression in Geriatric Individuals Diagnosed With Depression?

Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Illness; Geriatric; Aerobic Exercise; Depression

Treatments: Other: Aerobic Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05025579

03/15/2019-74

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was planned to examine the effect of aerobic exercises on depression in geriatric individuals with a diagnosis of depression.

Full description

In this study 67 ± 5 years of age averaged and by the physician in geriatric depression diagnosis was placed 38 sedentary geriatric subjects were included. Meet the inclusion criteria geriatric individuals information, vital signs (pulse,"beats /min", blood pressure, " mmHg ", respiration number, respiratory rate,) was recorded. Depression levels, Depression Outcome Scale- KOFDSS to and quality of life is Quality of Life Survey -EUROHIS WHO-QOL) were evaluated. 6-week, 4 days a week aerobic exercise program was applied to geriatric individuals. As aerobic exercise which included the heating and cooling cycle was started the first week and 120 minutes, 160 minutes weekend out and gradually the intensity was given as an exercise program to be increasing. Individuals from the 6-week program were re-evaluated.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 65-75 years of age a in range, geriatric depression diagnosed with and willing to participate in the study is when individuals were included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Having geriatric psychiatric disorders other than depression, not being able to ride a bike for any reason, have contraindications for exercise, inability to adapt to exercise, not volunteering to participate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 1 patient group

Exercise group

Experimental group

Description:

Considering the protocol suggested in the literature and by examining exercise samples for geriatric individuals, an exercise protocol was created. The first week started with aerobic exercises with a total of 120 minutes, and the next week increased to 160 minutes . A 6-week exercise program was planned and applied 4 days a week in which the intensity was increased gradually. People 's heart rate, blood pressure and respiratory frequency exercise program implementation before and after was recorded in the evaluation form.

Treatment:

Other: Aerobic Exercise