ArticleBMJ open2017
Effects of different amounts of exercise on preventing depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older adults: a prospective cohort study in Taiwan.
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- Physical activity may buffer against depression and promote resilience after major life stressors.Mental health and physical activity · 2023Article
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- Physical activity and mental health in sports university students during the COVID-19 school confinement in Shanghai.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Patterns of physical activity and their relationship with depression among community-dwelling older adults in Shanghai, China: a latent class approach.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
- An Exploratory Study of the Relative Effects of Various Protective Factors on Depressive Symptoms Among Older People.Frontiers in public health · 2020Article
- Beneficial Effects of Exercise on Depression and Anxiety During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Review
- Relationships between Physical Activity, Sleeping Time, and Psychological Distress in Community-Dwelling Elderly Japanese.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo compare the effects of four different amounts of exercise for preventing depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older adults.
designProspective cohort study.
settingA nationally representative sample in Taiwan.
participantsFour waves of the survey 'Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging (TLSA)' from 1996 to 2007 were analysed. A total of 2673 older adults aged 65 years and over were recruited. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Depressive symptoms were measured using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD). Four different types/amounts of exercise were examined including: (1) 3 times/week, 15 min/time; (2) 3 times/week, 30 min/time; (3) 6 times/week, 15 min/time; and (4) 6 times/week, 30 min/time. All exercise types were required to have at least moderate intensity. The impacts of different amounts of exercise on depressive symptoms were analysed using generalised linear mixed models.
resultsMore than one-fifth of the elder individuals under consideration had depressive symptoms (CESD ≥10). About 38.6% of older adults met the lowest criteria for exercise type 1, and fewer (28.0%) met the highest criteria for type 4. Only exercise type 4 in the current survey was initially related to lower depressive symptoms (OR=0.8, 95% CI 0.66 to 0.95). However, after considering the interaction between time and changes in exercise patterns, the results showed that all persistent exercise models, even if a very low amount (3 times/week, 15 min/time), had significantly preventive effects on depressive symptoms (OR=0.56~0.67).
conclusionConsistent exercise with at least 15 min per time, three times a week of moderate intensity is significantly associated with lower risk of depressive symptoms. This low amount of exercise may be easier to promote at the community and population level than other alternatives.
trial registrationRegistry number 104040 of the Institutional Ethics Committee of Chia-Yi Christian Hospital.
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