Physical exercise´s influence in mood and clinical depression in women

• Autor(a) principal: Marques da Rocha, Priscila Garcia
• Data de Publicação: 2008
• Outros Autores: Lopes Vieira, José Luiz, Porcu, Mauro
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Motriz (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://www.periodicos.rc.biblioteca.unesp.br/index.php/motriz/article/view/1444
• topic: Exercício. Humor. Depressão.; Saúde do homem

The aim of this clinical assay was to verify the occured alterations in the Profile of the state of mood in depressive patients, after intervention based on a program of physical exercises. The study had the participation of 18 women (EG=09 and CG=09) with 43,33 ± 3,56 years, with diagnosis of moderate depression. During of 12 weeks it was aplicated 02 weekly sessions of regular physical exercise, based in the water activity, with duration of 50 minutes for each session. The clinical depression measured for the Hamilton’s Scale presented significant reduction for the experimental group (3,12 pre-test 32,66 ± and 24,88 after-test ± 2, 13, p-value 0,007 *), while the control group, dealt only with antidepressants was remained steady (31.11 ± 3.51 for 30,22 ± 3,04, p=0,059). The clinical depression measured for the scale of Hamilton if kept in agreement with the POMS (3,12 pre-test 32,66 ± and 24,88 after-test ± 2, 13, p-value 0,007 *). The program of regular physical exercises showed to have positive effect in acute answers (after session) on the factors profile of mood states and cornics answers (after 12 weeks) on levels of depression in women with moderate depression.