title: [Acute effects of a single bout of moderate exercise on psychological well-being in patients with affective disorder during hospital treatment].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the effects of a single bout of exercise on psychological well-being in inpatients with affective disorder.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-four participants under hospital treatment because of affective disorder attended a supervised but self-paced 60 min Nordic Walking session. All participants completed a self-report questionnaire on psychological well-being before and after physical activity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A significant increase was found for calmness, activation and mood whereas the scales thoughtfulness, weakness, depression and arousal decreased.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A self-paced but supervised single Nordic Walking session seems to be effective in improving acute psychological well-being in patients with affective disorder. Positive affective components of exercise should be addressed in clinical trials focusing on anti-depressive effects and exercise maintenance in patients with affective disorders.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Psychiatrie, Nervenklinik Wagner Jauregg, Wagner Jauregg Weg 15, 4020, Linz, Österreich, richard.stark@gespag.at.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stark
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schöny
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kopp
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D019964:Mood Disorders; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires