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Sivan KD, J KDA, Myriam L, Allana G, Sophia Diana E, Marilyn S, Karl L, Soham R, Harmehr S. Exercise for geriatric psychiatry outpatients: Results from a clinic intervention. Psychiatry Res 2022; 317:114811. [PMID: 36084544 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Exercise is a non-pharmacological intervention that may benefit elderly patients with depression, but the effects of an exercise intervention in geriatric psychiatry outpatients have yet to be tested. METHOD Outpatients in a geriatric psychiatry clinic participated in a structured exercise intervention of 50 minutes, twice-weekly, over twelve weeks. Depressive symptoms were assessed at baseline and post-intervention using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). RESULTS Nine participants had baseline and post-intervention PHQ-9 scores. Mean scores were 5.9 and 2.8 at baseline and post-intervention, respectively (p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS Exercise intervention for geriatric psychiatry outpatients may improve depressive symptoms. Evidence from controlled interventions is warranted.
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Affiliation(s)
- Klil-Drori Sivan
- Geri-PARTy Research Group, Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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- Geri-PARTy Research Group, Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Geri-PARTy Research Group, Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Geriatric Psychiatry Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Geri-PARTy Research Group, Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Geriatric Psychiatry Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Geriatric Psychiatry Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Geri-PARTy Research Group, Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; Geriatric Psychiatry Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Geri-PARTy Research Group, Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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