A Cross-Sectional Study of the Relationship of Physical Activity with Depression and Cognitive Deficit in Older Adults

Paulo, Thaís Reis Silva de; Tribess, Sheilla; Sasaki, Jeffer Eidi; Meneguci, Joilson; Martins, Cristiane Alves; Freitas, Ismael Forte; Romo-Pérez, Vicente; Virtuoso, Jair Sindra

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“…Regular physical exercise can reduce the risk of depression in the elderly. 23 , 24 This observation has been confirmed in our study. Elderly who never take dietary supplements had a lower risk of depressive features than those who took dietary supplements often (odds ratio [OR] = 0.73, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.58–0.91).…”

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Factors associated with and prevalence of depressive features amongst older adults in an urban city in eastern China

Shao

Pan

2017

S. Afr. J. Psych.

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BackgroundMental health problems have become serious for older Chinese adults who have lived through the process of urbanisation. This current research aimed to determine the prevalence of and associated factors for depressive features in a community-based sample of older adults in China.MethodsA community-based survey of 4077 adults aged 60 or older was conducted in Suzhou, China. Information including demographic characteristics, health behaviours, social support, disease histories and physical function was collected using a pre-designed questionnaire. Depressive features were assessed using the self-rating depression scale. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to identify associated factors for depression.ResultsThe overall prevalence of depressive features in the surveyed population was 47.4% (45.9% in men and 48.5% in women). In a multiple logistic regression analysis, the significant variables of depressive features were no fixed occupation (odds ratio [OR] = 0.28; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.21–0.37), doing non-technical and service work (OR = 0.23; 95% CI: 0.19–0.28) or being a manager and technical personnel (OR = 0.25; 95% CI: 0.19–0.32), physical activities (OR = 0.71; 95% CI: 0.61–0.82), never taking dietary supplements (OR = 0.73; 95% CI: 0.58–0.91), not having hobbies (OR = 1.34; 95% CI: 1.15–1.56), never interacting with neighbours (OR = 1.79; 95% CI: 1.28–2.50), cold relationship with a spouse (OR = 3.34; 95% CI: 1.18–9.45) and limited activities of daily living (OR = 2.27; 95% CI: 1.91–2.69).ConclusionThere is an urgent need for public policy interventions to address depression in elderly people located in Suzhou in China.

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Factors associated with and prevalence of depressive features amongst older adults in an urban city in eastern China

Shao

Pan

2017

S. Afr. J. Psych.

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“…Salgureo et al 10 found that physical activity was significantly correlated with depression in 436 elderly Spanish people (60‐98 years) (the Geriatric Depression Scale, GDS score), and more active physical activity was associated with lower depression level. Another study with 622 elderly people showed that low‐intensity physical activity (<150 min/wk) increased the risk of depression (OR = 4.23) and led to lower cognitive function 11 . In a meta‐analysis, Schuch et al 12 found that people with high levels of physical activity were less likely to suffer from depression (OR = 0.83), which was more prominent in the elderly.…”

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Exercise, brain plasticity, and depression

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Depression is a common mental disorder characterized by high incidence, high disability, and high fatality, causing great burden to the society, families, and individuals. The changes in brain plasticity may be a main reason for depression. Recent studies have shown that exercise plays a positive role in depression, but systematic and comprehensive studies are lacking on brain plasticity changes in depression. To further understand the antidepressive effect of exercise and the changes in brain plasticity, we retrieved related literatures using key words “depression,” “depressive disorder,” “exercise,” “brain plasticity,” “brain structure,” and “brain function” from the database of Web of Science, PubMed, EBSCO host, and CNKI, hoping to provide evidence for exercise in preventing and treating depression. Increase in exercise has been found negatively correlated with the risk of depression. Randomized controlled experiments have shown that aerobic exercise, resistance exercise, and mind‐body exercise can improve depressive symptoms and levels. The intensity and long‐term effect of exercise are now topical research issues. Exercise has been proven to reshape the brain structure of depression patients, activate the function of related brain areas, promote behavioral adaptation changes, and maintain the integrity of hippocampal and white matter volume, thus improving the brain neuroprocessing and delaying cognitive degradation in depression patients. Future studies are urgently needed to establish accurate exercise prescriptions for improving depressive symptoms, and studies on different depressive populations and studies using multimodal brain imaging combined with multiple analytical methods are also needed.

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“…Regular physical activity promotes improvements in both physical and psychological health and contributes to the reversal of detrimental effects of chronic diseases as well as the maintenance of functional autonomy in older adults [8, 9]. However, physical activity levels have been decreasing over time as a result of the increasing use of technology in society, and this decrease is considered a worldwide pandemic [10, 11].…”

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Association between frailty and the combination of physical activity level and sedentary behavior in older adults

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Background The combined association of physical activity and sedentary behavior with adverse health factors is not yet clear in the literature. A combined analysis of physical activity level and sedentary behavior may provide evidence of the interrelation between these behavioral variables and the frailty syndrome. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between physical activity level, sedentary behavior and frailty in older adults. Methods In this study, we evaluated 457 older adults (age range = 60 to 96 years old) from the Longitudinal Study of the Elderly Health of Alcobaça, Bahia. The frailty condition was defined by the presence of three or more of the following criteria: unintentional weight loss, slow walking speed measured over a 4.57 m test, a reduction of manual grip strength and exhaustion. Based upon these criteria, participants were classified as non-frail or frail. Physical activity level and time spent in sedentary behavior were assessed with the International Questionnaire of Physical Activity. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the sample. To examine the combined association of physical activity and sedentary behavior with frailty, chi-square and Poisson regression tests were used. Statistical significance was defined as p ≤ 0.05. Results The prevalence of frailty was 8.8% ( n = 40), with higher prevalence observed with increasing age. Low physical activity level combined with excessive time spent in sedentary behavior (physical activity level < 150 min/wk. and sedentary behavior ≥540 min/day) was associated with frailty, resulting in a prevalence ratio of 2.83 (95% CI, 1.23 to 6.52). Conclusion Frailty is more prevalent among older adults who exhibit insufficient levels of physical activity combined with a great amount of time spent in sedentary behavior, even when adjusted for sociodemographic factors.

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A Cross-Sectional Study of the Relationship of Physical Activity with Depression and Cognitive Deficit in Older Adults

Cited by 20 publications

References 14 publications

Factors associated with and prevalence of depressive features amongst older adults in an urban city in eastern China

Factors associated with and prevalence of depressive features amongst older adults in an urban city in eastern China

Exercise, brain plasticity, and depression

Association between frailty and the combination of physical activity level and sedentary behavior in older adults

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