ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2015
The effects of Nordic and general walking on depression disorder patients' depression, sleep, and body composition.
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- Dose-response relationship of exercise interventions on sleep quality in patients with depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- A meta-analysis study evaluating the effects of sleep quality on mental health among the adult population.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Improving sleep quality leads to better mental health: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Sleep medicine reviews · 2021Pooled it
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- Changes in Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Following Nordic Walking in Adults with Prediabetes or Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Pre-Post Interventions.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Social and demographic determinants of Nordic Walking practice models.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Randomized controlled effect of treadmill walking exercise on liver enzymes, psychological burden, and erectile dysfunction in men with hepatitis C.Przeglad gastroenterologiczny · 2024Article
- The Effect of Nordic Walking Training with Poles with an Integrated Resistance Shock Absorber on the Body Balance of Women over the Age of 60.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The Pathways from Type A Personality to Physical and Mental Health Amid COVID-19: A Multiple-Group Path Model of Frontline Anti-Epidemic Medical Staff and Ordinary People.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Adapted Physical Activity to Ensure the Physical and Psychological Well-Being of COVID-19 Patients.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2021Review
- Exploring the Relationship between Walking and Emotional Health in China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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- Effects of Nordic walking on pelvis motion and muscle activities around the hip joints of adults with hip osteoarthritis.Journal of physical therapy science · 2016Article
- Effects of short-term Nordic walking training on sarcopenia-related parameters in women with low bone mass: a preliminary study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2016Article
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Abstract
[Purpose] This study examined Nordic walking as an exercise intervention for the elderly with depression. [Subjects] Twenty-four patients who were diagnosed with depression were randomly selected and divided into two groups, an experimental group which performed Nordic walking, and a control group, which performed normal walking. [Methods] Both groups practiced their respective walking exercise for 50 minutes per day, three times a week for eight weeks. To compare the effects of the intervention, psychological factors using the Beck depression inventory and sleep quality was assessed using the Korean version Pittsburgh sleep quality index. Skeletal muscle mass, fat free mass, body mass index, body fat percentage, and basal metabolism were estimated three times by a body composition analyzer, before the intervention, four weeks after the intervention, and eight weeks after the intervention. [Results] There was a significant difference in depression with a main effect of time in both groups. There was also a significant difference in sleep in over time and interaction. The differences over time between the two groups were significant for depression, sleep, and skeletal muscle mass. [Conclusion] The results suggests that Nordic walking has a positive effect on depression and sleeping disorders of the elderly, suggesting that Nordic walking based exercise programs should be developed for the elderly who suffer from depression or a sleeping disorder.
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