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Effects of sittercise on elderly subjects' depression and sleep quality
Moon-Suk Lee1, Seon-Rye Kim2, Gyung-Hun Min3
1Department of Physical Education, Chungnam National University, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
[Purpose] This study examined the effects of sittercise on elderly subjects' depression and sleep quality. [Subjects] The subjects of this quasi-experimental study were divided into an experimental group and a control group. [Methods] The subjects of the experimental group performed sittercise and the control group received no intervention. [Results] The results demonstrate that the subjects who performed sittercise had significantly decreased depression levels compared to the control. They also reported significantly improved sleep quality. [Conclusion] A favorable change in depression levels was seen after sittercise which alse had a significant effect on sleep quality.
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