Effects of a physical activity program on depressive symptoms and quality of life of elderly with Alzheimer's dementia

Authors

  • Heloisa Schievano Groppo Universidade Estadual Paulista
  • Carla Manuela Crispim Nascimento Universidade Estadual Paulista
  • Florindo Stella Universidade Estadual Paulista
  • Sebastião Gobbi Universidade Estadual Paulista
  • Mérlyn Mércia Oliani Universidade Estadual Paulista

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1807-55092012000400002

Keywords:

Alzheimer's dementia, Depressive symptoms, Quality of life, Physical activity

Abstract

The aim of the study was to analyze the effects of a physical exercises' program on depressive symptoms and quality of life (QL) in elderly with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and QL of their caregivers. Six elderly women performed a physical exercises' program with six months of duration, and the other six composed the control group. The Mini-Mental State Examination, the Quality of Life Scale and the Geriatric Depression Scale were applied to evaluate the variables. Data were analyzed by Analyze of Variance (Two-way) and Pearson's correlations. The level of significance was set at 5% (p < 0.05). The results showed that the physical exercises' program proposed could aid on the reduction of depressive symptoms of AD patients. However less worsening was observed on QL of patients and caregivers from the physically active group.

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Published

2012-12-01

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 4 (2012)

Section

Biodinâmica

License

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How to Cite

Groppo, H. S., Nascimento, C. M. C., Stella, F., Gobbi, S., & Oliani, M. M. (2012). Effects of a physical activity program on depressive symptoms and quality of life of elderly with Alzheimer’s dementia . Brazilian Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 26(4), 543-551. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1807-55092012000400002