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Promoting physical activity in the management of depression. The perspective of older people
- Authors:
- WRIGHT Alan, CATTAN Mima
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 6(1), April 2009, pp.53-67.
- Publisher:
- South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust and University of Huddersfield
While exercise has been widely proposed in the management of depression in older people, the subjective experiences of individuals participating in this intervention have been neglected. Similarly, little is known about the manner in which unsupervised physical activity is adopted by older people as they recover from an episode of depression. This qualitative study sought the views of 11 older people who had recently been admitted to hospital with depression and attended regular in-patient exercise groups. It was found that participants valued opportunities to exercise when in hospital and reported a range of benefits. Following discharge unsupervised physical activity played a crucial part in the recovery process and three typologies were defined which categorised participants’ motivation to be physically active. It was concluded that opportunities for older people to join exercise groups when hospitalised with depression are likely to be valued and that individual factors should be acknowledged when promoting post discharge physical activity.
What older people tell us about the role of physical activity in the management of depression
- Authors:
- WRIGHT Alan, CATTAN Mima
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 18(3), July 2008, Online only
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Reports on a study which set out to explore the way in which older people admitted to hospital with depression experience exercise groups and the manner in which they engage in physical activity once discharged. Eleven participants aged 69 to 86 years were purposively selected using exercise group attendance records. The findings from this study support the use of exercise groups for older people admitted to hospital with depression. Community based interventions designed to promote physical activity in older people recovering from mental illness are most likely to be effective if they address individually identified functional goals and take into account the social needs of the older service users.
Physical activity and the management of depression
- Authors:
- WRIGHT Alan, CATTAN Mima
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 13(1), March 2009, pp.15-18.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article reports on a study into hospital-based exercise groups to help patients overcome depression. Participants were eleven adults aged 69-86 who had been admitted to an NHS inpatient facility in West Yorkshire. All had participated in a minimum of 6 exercise groups in hospital. Participants' views on the exercise groups were mostly favourable. Reported benefits included the physical (an improvement in mobility, feeling of well-being) and psychological (enjoyment, positive mood effects). Once home interviewees were motivated to be physically active to regain independence and a sense of normality. They were keen to return to the activities they had enjoyed before they were ill, whether exercise related or task related. Group exercise in the community setting was less attractive than it was in the hospital. The authors conclude that interventions designed to promote physical activity in older people recovering from mental illness are most likely to be effective if individually identified goals and social needs are addressed.