@article{ref1,
title="The impact of exercise on depressive symptoms in older Hispanic/Latino adults: results from the '¡Caminemos!' study",
journal="Aging and mental health",
year="2019",
author="Hernandez, Rosalba and Andrade, Flavia Cristina Drumond and Piedra, Lissette M. and Tabb, Karen M. and Xu, Shuo and Sarkisian, Catherine",
volume="23",
number="6",
pages="680-685",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: We examined the prospective effects of an evidence-based exercise intervention on depressive symptoms in older Hispanics/Latinos and the potential synergistic effects (if any) of an attribution-retraining component to counter negative ascriptions to the aging process. <br><br>METHOD: We analyzed baseline, 1-, 12-, 24-month data collected from Hispanics/Latinos ≥ 60 years participating in an exercise intervention (&quot;¡Caminemos!&quot;) across 27 senior centers (N = 572). All participants were given 4 weekly 1-hour group-based exercise classes targeting strength training, endurance, balance and flexibility. In addition, they were randomly assigned to one of two conditions: a) treatment group-a 1-hour attribution retraining session where participants were taught that aging does not mean one inevitably becomes sedentary, or b) control group-generic health education. The Geriatric Depression Scale was used to assess depressive symptoms. Covariates included age, sex, education, income, marital status, acculturation, and number of chronic conditions. <br><br>RESULTS: In prospective analyses, participants in both trial arms displayed lower scores for depressive symptoms at 12- (β1 = -0.17, p = 0.04) and 24-months (β2 = -0.33, p < 0.001) when compared to baseline values. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Given expected growth of the older Hispanic/Latino adult population, exercise programs are a promising strategy in promoting favorable mental health.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1360-7863",
doi="10.1080/13607863.2018.1450833",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2018.1450833"
}