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Effects of a group based exercise program on the mood state of frail older women after discharge from hospital
Author(s)L Timonen, T Rantanen, T E Timonen
Journal titleInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 17, no 12, December 2002
Pagespp 1106-1111
KeywordsExercise ; Group activities ; Older women ; Mental health [elderly] ; Depression ; Discharge [hospitals] ; Finland.
Annotation68 Finnish women (mean age 83) who were hospitalised due to an acute illness and were mobility impaired on admission were randomised into a group-based 10-week strength training intervention and a home exercise control (34 in each). 24 women in the training and 28 in the control completed the follow-up. Measures of mood state with the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (ZSDS) were performed before and after the training intervention; follow-up data was collected 3 and 9 months after the end of the intervention. Compared with the control group, there was a significant improvement in mood in the intervention group; this was associated with improvement in lower limb isometric muscle strength. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-030122216 A
ClassmarkCEA: HW: BD: D: ENR: LD:QKJ: 76L

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