Lok Neslihan, Lok Sefa, Canbaz Muammer
Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Selçuk University Faculty of Health Sciences, Konya, Turkey.
Departmant of Coacing, Selçuk University Faculty of Sport Sciences, Turkey.
Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2017 May-Jun;70:92-98. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2017.01.008. Epub 2017 Jan 16.
Physical activity may have positive effects on decreasing anxiety, stress and depression, maintaining mental health and ensuring psychological vitality.This study aimed to determine how a "Physical Activity Program" for elderly people in nursing homes affected their depressive symptoms and quality of life.
We included 80 individuals aged >65years (40 in the intervention group, 40 controls) in this experimental, randomized, controlled pretest-posttest study. Besides socio-demographic data, depressive symptoms and quality of life were assessed by standardized procedures (Beck Depression Scale [BDI], SF 36 Quality of Life Questionnaire) before and after a ten-weeks lasting "Physical Activity Program", consisting of 10min warm-up activities, 20 mintes rhythmic exercices, 10min cool-down exercises and a 30 mintes free walking period on four days of the week.
In contast to controls, individuals of the intervention group presented with a significant decrease in the BDI after the "Physical Activity Program". Likewise, eight-subscales and two sub-dimensions of the SF 36 Quality of Life Questionnaire significantly improved only in the experimental group (p<0.05).
Our results suggest that a structured physical activity program positively impacts depressive symptoms and quality of life in elderly individuals.
体育活动可能对减轻焦虑、压力和抑郁、维持心理健康及确保心理活力具有积极作用。本研究旨在确定养老院老年人的“体育活动计划”如何影响其抑郁症状和生活质量。
在这项实验性、随机、对照的前测-后测研究中，我们纳入了80名年龄超过65岁的个体（干预组40人，对照组40人）。除社会人口统计学数据外，在为期十周的“体育活动计划”前后，通过标准化程序（贝克抑郁量表[BDI]、SF 36生活质量问卷）对抑郁症状和生活质量进行评估。该计划包括每周四天进行的10分钟热身活动、20分钟有节奏的锻炼、10分钟放松练习以及30分钟自由行走时段。
与对照组相比，干预组个体在“体育活动计划”后BDI显著降低。同样，SF 36生活质量问卷的八个子量表和两个子维度仅在实验组有显著改善（p<0.05）。
我们的结果表明，结构化的体育活动计划对老年人抑郁症状和生活质量有积极影响。
