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Effects of exercise and weight loss on depressive symptoms among men and women with hypertension.

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Smith, PJ; Blumenthal, JA; Babyak, MA; Georgiades, A; Hinderliter, A; Sherwood, A
Published in: J Psychosom Res
November 2007

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate changes in depressive symptoms in hypertensive individuals participating in an exercise and weight loss intervention. METHODS: This study involved 133 sedentary men and women with high blood pressure (BP; 130-180 mmHg systolic BP and/or 85-110 mmHg diastolic BP) who participated in a 6-month intervention consisting of three groups: aerobic exercise, aerobic exercise and weight loss, and a waiting list control. RESULTS: Participants in both treatment groups demonstrated significant improvements in aerobic capacity and lower BP compared with participants in the control group. Participants in the active treatment groups who had mild to moderate depressive symptoms at baseline also exhibited greater reductions in depressive symptoms compared with participants in the control group. CONCLUSION: Results from the present study suggest that exercise, alone or combined with weight management, may reduce self-reported depressive symptoms among patients with hypertension.

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J Psychosom Res

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ISSN

0022-3999

Publication Date

November 2007

Volume

63

Issue

5

Start / End Page

463 / 469

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Loss
  • Psychiatry
  • Physical Fitness
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Exercise
  • Depression
 

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Smith, P. J., Blumenthal, J. A., Babyak, M. A., Georgiades, A., Hinderliter, A., & Sherwood, A. (2007). Effects of exercise and weight loss on depressive symptoms among men and women with hypertension. J Psychosom Res, 63(5), 463–469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.05.011
Smith, Patrick J., James A. Blumenthal, Michael A. Babyak, Anastasia Georgiades, Alan Hinderliter, and Andrew Sherwood. “Effects of exercise and weight loss on depressive symptoms among men and women with hypertension.J Psychosom Res 63, no. 5 (November 2007): 463–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.05.011.
Smith PJ, Blumenthal JA, Babyak MA, Georgiades A, Hinderliter A, Sherwood A. Effects of exercise and weight loss on depressive symptoms among men and women with hypertension. J Psychosom Res. 2007 Nov;63(5):463–9.
Smith, Patrick J., et al. “Effects of exercise and weight loss on depressive symptoms among men and women with hypertension.J Psychosom Res, vol. 63, no. 5, Nov. 2007, pp. 463–69. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.05.011.
Smith PJ, Blumenthal JA, Babyak MA, Georgiades A, Hinderliter A, Sherwood A. Effects of exercise and weight loss on depressive symptoms among men and women with hypertension. J Psychosom Res. 2007 Nov;63(5):463–469.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Psychosom Res

DOI

ISSN

0022-3999

Publication Date

November 2007

Volume

63

Issue

5

Start / End Page

463 / 469

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Loss
  • Psychiatry
  • Physical Fitness
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Exercise
  • Depression