Exercise improves physical and psychological quality of life in people with depression: A meta-analysis including the evaluation of control group response

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 241, Issue , 2016, Pages 47-54

  Schuch, Felipe B ^a,b   Vancampfort, Davy ^c,d   Rosenbaum, Simon ^e,i   Richards, Justin ^f   Ward, Philip B ^e,i   Stubbs, Brendon ^g,h  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c KU LEUVEN DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^g SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^h KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ INGHAM INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Exercise; Meta analysis; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; KINESIOTHERAPY; META ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS;

EID: 84964838267     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.04.054     Document Type: Review

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