Facilitated physical activity as a treatment for depressed adults

Randomised controlled trial

• Auteurs: Melanie Chalder , Nicola Wiles , John Campbell , Sandra Hollinghurst , Anne Haase , Adrian Taylor , Kenneth Fox , Ceire Costelloe , Aidan Searle , Helen Baxter , Rachel Winder , Christine Wright , Katrina Turner , Michael Calnan , Debbie (Deborah) Lawlor , Tim Peters , Deborah Sharp , Alan Montgomery , Glyn Lewis
• Type: Artikel in wetenschappelijk tijdschrift
• Taal: Nederlands
• Uitgever: M Chalder et al
• Collatie: British Medical Journal, 2012 (Published 6 June 2012)

Samenvatting

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of facilitated physical activity as an adjunctive treatment for adults with depression presenting in primary care. Results: There was no evidence that participants offered the physical activity intervention reported improvement in mood by the four month follow-up point compared with those in the usual care group; adjusted between group difference in mean Beck depression inventory score -0.54 (95% confidence interval -3.06 to 1.99; P=0.68). Similarly, there was no evidence that the intervention group reported a change in mood by the eight and 12 month follow-up points. Nor was there evidence that the intervention reduced antidepressant use compared with usual care (adjusted odds ratio 0.63, 95% confidence interval 0.19 to 2.06; P=0.44) over the duration of the trial. However, participants allocated to the intervention group reported more physical activity during the follow-up period than those allocated to the usual care group.

Literatuurverwijzing: Chalder, M., Wiles, N.J., Campbell, J., Hollinghurst, S.P., Haase, A.M., Taylor, A.H., ... Lewis, G. (2012). Facilitated physical activity as a treatment for depressed adults: randomised controlled trial.

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