title: Relationship between Depression and Strength Training in Survivors of the Ischemic Stroke.
abstract: The Cerebral Vascular Accident is responsible for a significant increase in the mortality rate in individuals who have suffered this condition, regardless of the level of subsequent disability. This study aimed to analyze the influence of a strength training program on indicators of depression in survivors of the ischemic stroke. The study sample included subjects from both genders who were divided into two groups: an experimental group (EG) consisting of 11 subjects aged 51.7 8.0 years, and a control group (CG) consisting of 13 subjects aged 52.5 7.7 years. The EG underwent 12 weeks of strength training. Assessment was made in the pre-test before training and at the re-test after 12 weeks of training. We used the Beck Depression Inventory and evaluated 1RM. Significant differences in depression were found between post-test and pretest measurements (Δ% = -21.47%, p = 0,021) in the EG; furthermore, there were significant differences in all indicators of depression between the EG and CG after completing 12 weeks of training. There were significant gains in strength of the EG in relation to the CG. There was a negative correlation between the strength gains as determined with the 1RM test and the levels of depression, especially in lower-limb exercises. The results of this study suggest that improvements in strength are negatively correlated with levels of depression. Improvements in strength are therefore associated with a reduction in levels of depression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Science, Exercise and Health of the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro University, Vila Real, Portugal. ; Fire Brigade of Minas Gerais, 5th Battalion Fire Military Fire Brigade of the State of Minas Gerais, New Horizons Program, Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. ; Department of Research in Sport, Health and Human Development - CIDESD, Vila Real, Portugal.
authors.forename: Felipe José
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Aidar
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Science, Exercise and Health of the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro University, Vila Real, Portugal.
authors.forename: Dihogo Gama
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: de Matos
authors.affiliation: University of Brasília - Unb, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ricardo Jacó
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Science, Exercise and Health of the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro University, Vila Real, Portugal. ; Department of Research in Sport, Health and Human Development - CIDESD, Vila Real, Portugal. ; State University at Montes Claros (UNIMONTES), Montes Claros, Brazil.
authors.forename: André Luiz
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Carneiro
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Graduate Program in Physical Education - PPGEF, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Breno Guilherme de Araújo Tinôco
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Cabral
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Graduate Program in Physical Education - PPGEF, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paulo Moreira Silva
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Dantas
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Science, Exercise and Health of the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro University, Vila Real, Portugal. ; Department of Research in Sport, Health and Human Development - CIDESD, Vila Real, Portugal.
authors.forename: Victor Machado
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Reis
keywords: brain; hypoxia-ischemia; resistance training