ACTIVEDEP: A randomised, controlled trial of a home-based exercise intervention to alleviate depression in middle-aged and older adults
dc.contributor.author | Pfaff, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Alfonso, Helman | |
dc.contributor.author | Newton, R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sim, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Flicker, L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Almeida, O. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T11:58:35Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T11:58:35Z | |
dc.date.created | 2015-10-29T04:08:50Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Pfaff, J. and Alfonso, H. and Newton, R. and Sim, M. and Flicker, L. and Almeida, O. 2014. ACTIVEDEP: A randomised, controlled trial of a home-based exercise intervention to alleviate depression in middle-aged and older adults. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 48 (3): pp. 226-232. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16931 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092510 | |
dc.description.abstract |
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of a home-based exercise programme added to usual medical care for the treatment of depression. Design: Prospective, two group parallel, randomised controlled study. Setting: Community-based. Patients: 200 adults aged 50 years or older deemed to be currently suffering from a clinical depressive illness and under the care of a general practitioner. Interventions: Participants were randomly allocated to either usual medical care alone (control) or usual medical care plus physical activity (intervention). The intervention consisted of a 12-week home-based programme to promote physical activity at a level that meets recently published guidelines for exercise in people aged 65 years or over. Main outcome measurements: Severity of depression was measured with the structured interview guide for the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (SIGMA), and depression status was assessed with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I). Results: Remission of depressive illness was similar in both the usual care (59%) and exercise groups (63%; OR = 1.18, 95% CI 0.61 to 2.30) at the end of the 12-week intervention, and again at the 52-week follow-up (67% vs 68%) (OR=1.07, 95% CI 0.56 to 2.02). There was no change in objective measures of fitness over the 12-week intervention among the exercise group. Conclusions: This home-based physical activity intervention failed to enhance fitness and did not ameliorate depressive symptoms in older adults, possibly due to a lack of ongoing supervision to ensure compliance and optimal engagement. | |
dc.title | ACTIVEDEP: A randomised, controlled trial of a home-based exercise intervention to alleviate depression in middle-aged and older adults | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.volume | 48 | |
dcterms.source.number | 3 | |
dcterms.source.startPage | 226 | |
dcterms.source.endPage | 232 | |
dcterms.source.issn | 0306-3674 | |
dcterms.source.title | British Journal of Sports Medicine | |
curtin.department | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | |
curtin.accessStatus | Fulltext not available |
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