Feasibility of an exercise intervention for women with postnatal depression: A pilot randomised controlled trial

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 548, 2008, Pages 178-183

  Daley, Amanda J ^a   Winter, Heather ^a   Grimmett, Chloe ^b   McGuinness, Mary ^c   McManus, Richard ^a   MacArthur, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Postnatal depression; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KINESIOTHERAPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTNATAL CARE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40749111882     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp08X277195     Document Type: Article

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