KINESIOL 4SS3 Chapter Notes - Chapter article summary: Geriatric Depression Scale, Music Therapy, Geriatrics
27 May 2016
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Exercise training and music therapy in elderly with depressive syndrome: a pilot study. Objective: to evaluate the impact of physical training and music therapy on a sample group of subjects affect by light to moderate depression vs. subjects treated with pharmacological therapy only. Design and setting: rct antidepressants vs physical exercise with music. Main outcome measures: hamilton anxiety scale (has) and geriatric depression scale (gds), plasmatic cytokine (stress marker) Results: pharmacotherapy group only a significant decrease in anxiety scores, exercise + music reduction in anxiety and depression at 3-months and 6- months, and an average reduction of tnf-a from ~57 36 pg/ml. 65+ years, 3-fold risk of falling ill with depression. Antidepressants: only 10-20% showed benefits attributable to the chemicals, while placebo accounted for 80-90% of improved mood, only effective in subjects with severe depression. Cognitive therapy: 17% presence of new episodes of depression long-term vs 54% with ssri"s, effects last longer than pharmaceuticals.
