Does Exercise Alleviate Clinical Depression in Older Adults?. A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Studies: 2000 – 2006 Abstract Background: Among older adults, exercise has been shown to redu
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A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Studies: 2000 – 2006
Abstract Background: Among older adults, exercise has been shown to
reduce costs for health care, limit injury, decrease heart disease and
obesity, and to impact affect However, exercise has yet to receive
attention in the social work literature as an effective intervention for
clinical depression Method: Randomized experimental studies of exercise and follow-up with clinically depressed samples of older adults between 2000-2006 were included (n = 26) A comprehensive literature search was conducted and standardized effect sizes calculated for overall effect and several secondary measures (e.g., group assignment, duration, type of exercise) Results: The overall mean change effect size was moderate -0.46 (p < 0.0001) for treatment versus control and comparison group effects Conclusion: Regular exercise can support remission from clinical depression in older adult clients and protect from relapse Promoting regular exercise among depressed elderly clients is an
empirically-supported intervention which may be useful in social work practice.
Keywords: exercise, depression, older adults, meta-analysis
SJSWASR © 2015 4
Scientific Journal of Social Work: Applied Studies and
Researches, 1:73–90, 2015
Copyright © Faculty of Social Work – Assiut University- Egypt.
ISSN: 2356 – 9794
Jann Cox
University of Texas at Austin, USA In-Soo Shin
Jeon-Ju University, Republic of Korea
Bruce A Thyer
Florida State University, USA & North-West
University, Republic of South Africa
Stephanie Grace Prost
Florida State University, USA