Workplace exercise intervention to prevent depression: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Zeeuw, Eveline L. de; Tak, Erwin; Dusseldorp, Elise; Hendriksen, Ingrid J.M.

doi:10.1016/j.mhpa.2010.09.002

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“…Two of the authors (SK and CLK) independently evaluated articles for eligibility, and 128 articles were excluded for the following reasons: participants did not have a diagnosis of unipolar depression (Akandere and Demir, 2011;Annesi and Gorjala, 2010;Blumenthal et al, 2012a;Bonnet, 2005;Bratås et al, 2010;Brenes et al, 2007;Cakt et al, 2010;Carraro and Gobbi, 2014;Cassilhas et al, 2010;Chen et al, 2012;Christensen et al, 2012;Chrysohoou et al, 2014;Chu, 2008;Collins et al, 2011;Conradsson et al, 2010;Dalgas et EXERCISE AS A TREAMENT FOR DEPRESSION al., 2010;De Zeeuw et al, 2010;Effing et al, 2011;Eldridge et al, 2011;Ellard et al, 2014;Faulconbridge et al, 2012;Fremont and Craighead, 1987;Gallagher et al, 2014;Ha and Choi, 2014;Harris et al, 2010;Heim et al, 2011;Hess-Homeier, 1981;Hoffman et al, 2010;Holmgren et al, 2010;Howarter et al, 2014;Hughes et al, 2012;Imayama et al, 2011;Johannesson et al, 2011;Khallaf and Fathy, 2011;Kline et al, 2012;Korstjens et al, 2011;Kouidi et al, 2010;Lee et al, 2010;Legrand and Heuze, ...…”

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Exercise as a treatment for depression: A meta-analysis

Kvam

Kleppe

Nordhus

et al. 2016

Journal of Affective Disorders

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Exercise as a treatment for depression: A meta-analysis

Kvam

Kleppe

Nordhus

et al. 2016

Journal of Affective Disorders

582

368

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“…Four of the included trials (Chalder et al., , de Zeeuw et al., ; Foley et al., ; Legrand & Heuze, ) have not been included in any of the previously published meta‐analyses.…”

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Physical exercise intervention in depressive disorders: Meta‐analysis and systematic review

Josefsson

Lindwall

Archer

2013

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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Previous meta-analyses investigating the effect of exercise on depression have included trials where the control condition has been categorized as placebo despite the fact that this particular placebo intervention (e.g., meditation, relaxation) has been recognized as having an antidepressant effect. Because meditation and mindfulness-based interventions are associated with depression reduction, it is impossible to separate the effect of the physical exercise from the meditation-related parts. The present study determined the efficacy of exercise in reducing symptoms of depression compared with no treatment, placebo conditions or usual care among clinically defined depressed adults. Of 89 retrieved studies, 15 passed the inclusion criteria of which 13 studies presented sufficient information for calculating effect sizes. The main result showed a significant large overall effect favoring exercise intervention. The effect size was even larger when only trials that had used no treatment or placebo conditions were analyzed. Nevertheless, effect size was reduced to a moderate level when only studies with high methodological quality were included in the analysis. Exercise may be recommended for people with mild and moderate depression who are willing, motivated, and physically healthy enough to engage in such a program.

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“…[14] Preliminary characteristics of the ideal dosage of exercise as a treatment have been researched, although a definitive dose-response curve has yet to be produced. Research also suggests a natural asymmetry in frontal lobe alpha frequency, with previous researchers reporting that it is common to see higher amplitude alpha activity (8)(9)(10)(11)(12) in the prefrontal right hemisphere as opposed to the left hemisphere in non-depressed individuals and the reverse in depressed individuals. [15] Other studies have also supported this assymetry.…”

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“…[7][8][9][10][11] Just as antidepressant medications increase brain neurogenesis in the hippocampus, research hypothesizes that physical activity will imitate the role of antidepressants. [12,13] Research has also indicated that exercise as a treatment may result in fewer relapses than treatment with the antidepressant sertraline.…”

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confidence: 99%