Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA Durham Healthcare System, 508 Fulton St., Durham, NC, 27705, USA.
Department of Medicine, Duke University, 3600 Duke Medicine Circle, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.
J Behav Med. 2020 Aug;43(4):648-659. doi: 10.1007/s10865-019-00073-w. Epub 2019 Jul 1.
Exercise training positively impacts mental health, yet remains untested in older adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We conducted a randomized controlled pilot trial to test the feasibility and acceptability of exercise training in older veterans with PTSD. Fifty-four veterans ≥ 60 years, with a DSM-V diagnosis of PTSD, were randomized to supervised exercise (n = 36) or wait-list (WL; n = 18). Primary outcomes included recruitment rates, attendance, satisfaction, and retention. Secondary outcomes included changes in PTSD symptoms, depression, health-related quality of life, and sleep quality; assessed at baseline and 12 weeks. There were no adverse events. Attrition was minimal (14%), and adherence to the exercise intervention was high (82%). Clinically significant improvements in PTSD and related conditions were observed following exercise (Cohen's d = 0.36-0.81). Exercise training is safe and acceptable in older adults with PTSD, may improve PTSD symptoms, and broadly impacts PTSD-related conditions. Future definitive trials are warranted.
运动训练对心理健康有积极影响,但在患有创伤后应激障碍(PTSD)的老年人中尚未得到验证。我们进行了一项随机对照试验,以测试运动训练对患有 PTSD 的老年退伍军人的可行性和可接受性。54 名年龄在 60 岁及以上、DSM-V 诊断为 PTSD 的退伍军人被随机分配到监督运动组(n=36)或候补名单组(WL;n=18)。主要结果包括招募率、出勤率、满意度和保留率。次要结果包括 PTSD 症状、抑郁、与健康相关的生活质量和睡眠质量的变化;在基线和 12 周时进行评估。没有不良事件。脱落率很低(14%),对运动干预的依从性很高(82%)。运动后 PTSD 及相关疾病有明显改善(Cohen's d=0.36-0.81)。运动训练在患有 PTSD 的老年人中是安全且可接受的,可能改善 PTSD 症状,并广泛影响与 PTSD 相关的疾病。未来需要进行明确的试验。