title: Exercise training and depression in ESRD: a review.
abstract: Depression, a mental disorder with a high personal, societal, and economic impact, affects at least 20-30% of patients receiving hemodialysis therapy. It is associated with a high mortality rate, low adherence to medication, and a low perceived quality of life. Exercise training is a promising nonpharmacological intervention that can be safely applied to these patients. Beyond the well-publicized physiological benefits of exercise training, a number of studies have focused on the effects of exercise training on mental factors and quality of life parameters including its less appreciated effects on depression symptoms. This evidence-based review article reviews and discusses the effects of exercise training on depression in end-stage renal disease patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of PE and Sport Science, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgia I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Mitrou
authors.forename: Stefania S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Grigoriou
authors.forename: Evi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Konstantopoulou
authors.forename: Paraskevi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Theofilou
authors.forename: Christoforos D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Giannaki
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Stefanidis
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Karatzaferi
authors.forename: Giorgos K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Sakkas
mesh_terms: D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome