Impact of physical exercise on quality of life of older adults with depression or Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review

INTRODUCTION: Physical exercise has been associated with improvement of quality of live (QoL), but its effect among the elderly with depression and Alzheimer's disease (AD) is still unclear. This systematic review evaluated randomized and controlled studies about the effect of physical exercise...

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Main Authors: Bianca Boscarino Tavares, Helena Moraes, Andrea Camaz Deslandes, Jerson Laks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul 2014-09-01
Series:Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-60892014000300134&lng=en&tlng=en