The effects of exercise on perceived stress and IL-6 levels among older adults

Biological Research for Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 186-194

  Starkweather, Angela R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

IL 6; Older adults; Physical activity; Quality of life; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 6;

AFFECT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 33845448627     PISSN: 10998004     EISSN: 15524175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099800406295990     Document Type: Article

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