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Exercise Training and Depression in ESRD: A Review
Author(s) -
Mitrou Georgia I.,
Grigoriou Stefania S.,
Konstantopoulou Evi,
Theofilou Paraskevi,
Giannaki Christoforos D.,
Stefanidis Ioannis,
Karatzaferi Christina,
Sakkas Giorgos K.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
seminars in dialysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1525-139X
pISSN - 0894-0959
DOI - 10.1111/sdi.12112
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , training (meteorology) , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , gerontology , economics , macroeconomics , physics , meteorology
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.