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ArticleClinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH2014

The association between different kinds of exercise and quality of life in the long term. Results of a randomized controlled trial on the elderly.

Gioia Mura, Federica Sancassiani, Gian Mario Migliaccio, Giorgia Collu, Mauro Giovanni Carta

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Article in Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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Gioia MuraDepartment of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Italy;
Federica SancassianiDepartment of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Italy;
Gian Mario MigliaccioCONI Italian Olympic Committee, Sardinia, Italy.
Giorgia ColluCONI Italian Olympic Committee, Sardinia, Italy.
Mauro Giovanni CartaDepartment of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Italy;

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionQuality of Life (QoL) tends to decrease with age. Exercise has been shown to be effective in improving some psychosocial features related to QoL. We carried out a randomized controlled trial to verify the long-term efficacy of an intensive fitness program versus a lighter program on the QoL of an elderly sample, compared to QoL of a large normative sample.

methodsParticipants aged ≥65 years were randomly assigned in a 1:1 fashion either to a vigorous physical activity program group (VAG) or to a postural gymnastic group (PGG). Depressive symptoms were screened by PHQ-9. QoL assessment was done by SF-12. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was conducted to test differences between the two groups over time. Comparison with the normative sample was carried out by means of ANOVA 1-way.

resultsBoth VAG and PGG showed low PHQ9 scores at the beginning and at the end of the trial, indicating the absence of depressive symptoms. At the end of the study, both groups had a higher level of QoL, measured by means of SF-12, than the normative standardized sample. While SF-12 scores for both groups decreased slightly 12 weeks after the end of the trial, only the VAG group maintained significantly-higher scores than those of the normative sample.

conclusionsA vigorous physical activity program group might be associated with better maintenance of results over time as compared to a postural gymnastic program. These results require future confirmation by further studies on large samples.

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Elderlyexercisephysical activityquality of life.

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PMCPMC3975633

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