ArticleClinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH2014
Quality of life, cortisol blood levels and exercise in older adults: results of a randomized controlled trial.
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. It is linked to trial NCT03858114 (Active Ageing and Health), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The Physical Body Experiences Questionnaire Simplified for Active Aging (PBE-QAG).Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH · 2018Article
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- The level of physical activity affects the health of older adults despite being active.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2016Article
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Abstract
introductionCortisol plays a central role in the stress response; while high stress can determine physical and psychological impairment, moderate stress, with a mild increase in cortisol level, may have a positive effect on coping and physical performance. This trial attempted to determine whether cortisol levels were associated with Quality of Life (QoL) in a sample of elderly subjects undertaking an exercise program.
methods42 subjects aged ≥65 years were randomlyassigned in a 1:1 fashion either to a vigorous physical activity (VAG: N=21) or to a postural gimnastic group (PGG: N=21). Differences between the two groups in QoL (on SF-12), and blood cortisol levels were assessed by ANOVA at different times.
resultsIn both the VAG and PGG, cortisol levels rose at the end of the trial, with statistically significant differences as compared to the baseline. QoL at the end of the trial was higher than in the national normative sample. Cortisol and QoL in both groups decreased slightly 12 weeks after the end of the trial (T2); however, only in the VAG did the difference from the initial level remain statistically significant. At T1 and T2, subjects with higher SF-12 scores were found in subsamples in both groups with cortisol levels moderately increased (between 200 and 300 mg/ml).
conclusionIn a sample of elderly subjects undergoing two different kinds of exercise, a better perception of Quality of Life was associated with a moderate, non-pathological increase in cortisol. The results need to be confirmed by trials on larger samples.
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