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Mental disorder prevention and physical activity in Iranian elderly

OBJECTIVES: Mental disorders such as depression, anxiety and dementia are common in elderly. However, physical activity is suggested to be effective in preventing such aging-related disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of physical activity on mental health in later life. METH...

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Autores principales: Mortazavi, Seyede Salehe, Mohammad, Kazem, Ardebili, Hassan Eftekhar, Beni, Reza Dorali, Mahmoodi, Maryam, Keshteli, Ammar Hassanzadeh
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3399311/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22826772
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author Mortazavi, Seyede Salehe
Mohammad, Kazem
Ardebili, Hassan Eftekhar
Beni, Reza Dorali
Mahmoodi, Maryam
Keshteli, Ammar Hassanzadeh
author_facet Mortazavi, Seyede Salehe
Mohammad, Kazem
Ardebili, Hassan Eftekhar
Beni, Reza Dorali
Mahmoodi, Maryam
Keshteli, Ammar Hassanzadeh
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description OBJECTIVES: Mental disorders such as depression, anxiety and dementia are common in elderly. However, physical activity is suggested to be effective in preventing such aging-related disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of physical activity on mental health in later life. METHODS: Four hundred elderly people were randomly divided into the intervention and control groups. The intervention consisted of exercise twice a week for two months. Mental health status before, just after, and three months after the study was assessed with the 28-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). RESULTS: The mean of the GHQ-28 total scale decreased in the case group and this change remained significant after three months (before: 8 ± 5.5, after three months: 5.6 ± 4.6, p < .001). GHQ subscales including somatization, anxiety, social dysfunction, and depression decreased significantly in the case group just after and three months after the intervention. CONCLUSIONS: Physical activity significantly prevents mental disorder in older adults. Although it has effects on anxiety, social dysfunction, and depression, the greatest influence is on improving the somatization symptoms.
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spelling pubmed-33993112012-07-23 Mental disorder prevention and physical activity in Iranian elderly Mortazavi, Seyede Salehe Mohammad, Kazem Ardebili, Hassan Eftekhar Beni, Reza Dorali Mahmoodi, Maryam Keshteli, Ammar Hassanzadeh Int J Prev Med Original Article OBJECTIVES: Mental disorders such as depression, anxiety and dementia are common in elderly. However, physical activity is suggested to be effective in preventing such aging-related disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of physical activity on mental health in later life. METHODS: Four hundred elderly people were randomly divided into the intervention and control groups. The intervention consisted of exercise twice a week for two months. Mental health status before, just after, and three months after the study was assessed with the 28-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). RESULTS: The mean of the GHQ-28 total scale decreased in the case group and this change remained significant after three months (before: 8 ± 5.5, after three months: 5.6 ± 4.6, p < .001). GHQ subscales including somatization, anxiety, social dysfunction, and depression decreased significantly in the case group just after and three months after the intervention. CONCLUSIONS: Physical activity significantly prevents mental disorder in older adults. Although it has effects on anxiety, social dysfunction, and depression, the greatest influence is on improving the somatization symptoms. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012-03 /pmc/articles/PMC3399311/ /pubmed/22826772 Text en Copyright: © International Journal of Preventive Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Mahmoodi, Maryam
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3399311/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22826772
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