O exercício físico no tratamento da depressão em idosos: revisão sistemática
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OBJETIVOS: Revisar a literatura quanto (I) ao possível efeito protetor do exercício físico sobre a incidência de depressão e (II) à eficácia do exercício físico como intervenção no tratamento da depressão. MÉTODO: Revisão sistemática de artigos em inglês e português nas bases ISI, PubMed, SciELO e LILACS de janeiro de 1993 a maio de 2006, utilizando conjuntamente os termos "depressão", "idosos" e "exercício". Artigos que avaliaram o efeito do exercício em idosos com doenças clínicas ou que utilizaram escalas para depressão somente para um diagnóstico inicial foram excluídos. RESULTADOS: Do total de 155 artigos, 22 atenderam aos critérios de inclusão, e oito foram acrescentados com busca manual. Os artigos de corte transversal (n = 8) utilizaram somente questionários de auto-avaliação para medir os níveis de atividade física. Os artigos longitudinais (n = 22) utilizaram também pedômetro digital, consumo direto de oxigênio e o exercício físico como intervenção metodológica. Os estudos que atenderam ao objetivo I apontaram para uma relação inversamente proporcional entre atividade física e alterações nos níveis de depressão. Os trabalhos que utilizaram o exercício como intervenção terapêutica na depressão encontraram resultados divergentes e apontaram para a interferência de fatores fisiológicos e psicológicos nessa relação. CONCLUSÃO: O papel do exercício e da atividade física no tratamento da depressão direciona-se para duas vertentes: a depressão promove redução da prática de atividades físicas; a atividade física pode ser um coadjuvante na prevenção e no tratamento da depressão no idoso. OBJECTIVES: To review the literature on the (I) possible protective effect of physical activity on the incidence of depression, and (II) on the efficacy of physical exercise as a therapeutic intervention in depression. METHODS: Systematic review of ISI, PubMed, LILACS and SciELO articles in English and Portuguese from January 1993 to May 2005 using the keywords "depression," "elderly," and "exercise." Articles assessing the effect of physical exercise in the elderly with clinical diseases or that used depression scales only for initial diagnosis were excluded. RESULTS: We found 155 articles, 22 of which met the inclusion criteria. Other eight studies were included after a manual search. Cross-sectional studies (n = 8) used only self-evaluation questionnaires to measure the levels of physical activity. Longitudinal studies (n = 22) also used digital pedometer, direct measurements of oxygen consumption and physical exercise as methodological intervention. The studies meeting the first objective pointed to an inverse relationship between physical activity and changes in levels of depression. The studies that used physical activity as a therapeutic intervention in depression found divergent results and pointed to the interference of physiological and psychological factors on this relation. CONCLUSION: There are two aspects involved in the role of physical activity and exercise in the treatment of depression. Depression decreases the practice of physical activities; physical activity may be useful in the treatment and prevention of depression in the elderly.
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Physical exercise training reduces depressive symptoms in individuals with major depressive disorder.
“Previous studies have investigated the effect of physical exercise training on MDD and significant reduction of depressive symptoms has been found.[14][15][16]”
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- Authors
- Moraes, H., Deslandes, A., Ferreira, C., Pompeu, F. A. M. S., Ribeiro, P., & Laks, J.
- Affiliations
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Revista de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul
- Publisher
- FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
- Published
- 2007-04
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 70-79
- ISSN
- 0101-8108 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1976248749
- Cited by
- 56
- References
- 54
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 7
- FWCI
- 2.22
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- journal article
- Language
- pt
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- Revista de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Health and Well-being Studies
- Keywords
- physical activity, depression, older adults, depression prevention
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