Effects of a physical activity program on depressive symptoms and functional capacity of institutionalized Mexican older adults
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| Авторы: | , , , |
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| Формат: | artículo original |
| Дата публикации: | 2019 |
| Описание: | Purpose: The aim of the study was to determine the effects of a physical activity program on depressive symptoms and functional capacity of institutionalized older adults from Tijuana, Mexico. Methods: Fifty older adults (Mean age = 74.2 ± 6.1 yr., Min = 61, Max = 82) who recruited from a retirement home who were assigned to an experimental (EG, n = 25) and a control group (CG, n = 25). The EG performed a physical activity program consisting of chair exercises of moderate-intensity 5 days/week, 40-50 min/session, over 12- weeks. The CG performed low-intensity passive activities programmed by their retirement home personnel. Before and after the experiment, depressive symptoms and functional capacity were measured. General-linear model ANOVA were used to analyze data. Results: Following intervention, depressive symptoms were reduced in the EG compared to CG (p = 0.001, η2 = 20.3%). Reductions in depressive scores were found in men (η2 = 12.4%) and women (p = 0.024; η2 = 10.6%) in the EG compared to older adults in the CG (Men = 10.2 ± 1.3, Women = 8.5 ± 1.0). Functional capacity increased in the EG compared to CG (p ≤ 0.001, η2 = 74.4%). Gait performance increased in the CG (p ≤ 0.001, η2 = 72.3%) and decreased in the CG (p ≤ 0.001, η2 = 43.5%). Conclusion: Older adults from a retirement home in Tijuana, Mexico, reduced depressive symptoms and improved physical functioning following an intensive 12-week exercise program. Breaking sedentary-time in institutionalized older adults must be encouraged. |
| Страна: | Kérwá |
| Институт: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Kérwá |
| Язык: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/103473 |
| Online-ссылка: | https://hdl.handle.net/10669/103473 https://doi.org/10.7752/jpes.2019.s3128 |
| Ключевое слово: | exercise training physical activity program depression depressive symptoms elderly functional capacity institutionalized older adults elder population Mexico gait performance |