RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Republished research: Facilitated physical activity as a treatment for depressed adults: randomised controlled trial
JF British Journal of Sports Medicine
JO Br J Sports Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
SP 629
OP 629
DO 10.1136/bjsports-2012-e2758rep
VO 47
IS 10
A1 Melanie Chalder
A1 Nicola J Wiles
A1 John Campbell
A1 Sandra P Hollinghurst
A1 Anne M Haase
A1 Adrian H Taylor
A1 Kenneth R Fox
A1 Ceire Costelloe
A1 Aidan Searle
A1 Helen Baxter
A1 Rachel Winder
A1 Christine Wright
A1 Katrina M Turner
A1 Michael Calnan
A1 Deborah A Lawlor
A1 Tim J Peters
A1 Deborah J Sharp
A1 Alan A Montgomery
A1 Glyn Lewis
YR 2013
UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/47/10/629.abstract
AB Study question Does facilitated physical activity provide an effective treatment for adults with depression presenting in primary care? Summary answer Although trial participants receiving the physical activity intervention in addition to usual care reported increased physical activity compared with those receiving usual care alone, there was no evidence to suggest that the intervention brought about any improvement in depressive symptoms or reduction in antidepressant use. What is known and what this paper adds Numerous studies have reported the positive effects of physical activity, but most of the current evidence originates from small non-clinical samples using interventions that are not practicable in a healthcare setting. Our results indicate that offering patients a facilitated physical activity intervention is not an effective strategy for reducing symptoms of depression, although it increased self reported physical activity and sustained this effect over 12 months.