title: Water-based exercise and quality of life in women: the role of depressive symptoms.
abstract: Several studieshave evaluated the relation of exercise to quality of life (QoL). To our knowledge, no study has evaluated the relation of water-based exercise to depressive symptoms and QoL, or the association between improvement in QoL and depressive symptoms in healthy women. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association of water-based exercise with changes in QoL. Forty-seven women performed water-based combined exercise for 12 weeks. All participants improved in the physical and psychological domains of QoL. Decreases in depressive symptoms and improvements in maximal strength and aerobic capacity were found for all participants. A regression model revealed that depressive symptoms were associated with improvements in physical and psychological domains of QoL. The results showed that moderate intensity, water-based exercise improved physical and psychological domains of QoL, depressive symptoms, aerobic capacity, and muscular strength of women. Furthermore, the improvement in physical and psychological domains of QoL appeared to be mediated by the antidepressant effects of exercise, but not by changes in aerobic capacity or muscular strength.
authors: a Exercise Research Laboratory, Physical Education School , Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul , Porto Alegre , RS , Brazil.
authors: Felipe Barreto
authors: FB
authors: Schuch
authors: Stephanie Santana
authors: SS
authors: Pinto
authors: Natália Carvalho
authors: NC
authors: Bagatini
authors: Paula
authors: P
authors: Zaffari
authors: Cristine Lima
authors: CL
authors: Alberton
authors: Eduardo Lusa
authors: EL
authors: Cadore
authors: Rodrigo Ferrari
authors: RF
authors: Silva
authors: Luiz Fernando Martins
authors: LF
authors: Kruel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D015444:Exercise; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D017698:Postmenopause; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014867:Water; D016387:Women's Health
chemical_list: D014867:Water
keywords: depression; exercise; females; mediator; well-being