Aerobic exercise training for depressive symptom management in adults living with HIV infection.
Aerobic exercise training may help prevent or reduce depressive symptoms experienced by persons living with HIV infection. However, the psychological effects of aerobic exercise have not been studied extensively. This study evaluated the effects of an aerobic exercise training program on self-reported symptoms of depression in HIV-infected adults and examined the convergent validity of two widely used depressive symptom scales. Sixty HIV-infected adults participated in a randomized, controlled trial of a supervised 12-week aerobic exercise training program. As compared to study controls, exercise participants showed reductions in depressive symptoms on all indices, and total depressive symptoms scores were highly correlated. Additional study of the psychological effects of aerobic exercise programs in the target population is recommended.
Neidig
Judith L
JL
Office of Responsible Research Practices, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Smith
Barbara A
BA
Brashers
Dale E
DE
D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012944:Social Support; D016896:Treatment Outcome