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Effects of a 10‐week functional training programme on pain, mood state, depression, and sleep in healthy older adults
Author(s) -
LaredoAguilera José Alberto,
CarmonaTorres Juan Manuel,
GarcíaPinillos Felipe,
LatorreRomán Pedro Ángel
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
psychogeriatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.647
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1479-8301
pISSN - 1346-3500
DOI - 10.1111/psyg.12323
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , mood , insomnia , medicine , geriatric depression scale , sleep (system call) , physical therapy , psychology , psychiatry , depressive symptoms , cognition , computer science , economics , macroeconomics , operating system
Background The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of a 10‐week functional training (FT) programme on pain, mood state, sleep, and depression in healthy older adults. Method A group of 38 older adults (32 women, 6 men) voluntarily participated in this study. Participants were randomly assigned to either the experimental group ( n = 20; age: 75.44 ± 5.31 years) or the control group ( n = 18: age: 76.35 ± 6.45 years). Pain, depression, mood state, and sleep were tested before and after FT. Results After the treatment, the experimental group experienced significant improvements in geriatric depression ( P < 0.001), vigour ( P = 0.044), fatigue ( P = 0.002), depression ( P = 0.005), and hypersomnia ( P = 0.014), whereas the control group experienced significant deterioration in geriatric depression ( P = 0.003), pain ( P < 0.001), vigour ( P = 0.011), depression ( P = 0.009), and hypersomnia ( P = 0.018). In addition, the experimental group showed an iceberg profile of mood; the control group did not show this profile. Conclusion Ten‐week FT improved mood state, depression, and sleep in healthy older adults. Therefore, FT exercises may be recommended for the prevention and treatment of insomnia, depression, and alterations in mood state.