Dose-response effects of acute exercise intensity on state anxiety among women with depression

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ID15522972
AutoresSeana L Perkins (0000-0001-9667-7283, Iowa State University), Dane B Cook (0000-0002-3992-4820, University of Wisconsin–Madison), Matthew P Herring (0000-0002-6835-5321, University of Limerick), Jacob D Meyer (0000-0003-3180-5728, Iowa State University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2023
Volumen14
Páginas1090077-1090077
Fecha de publicación2023-05-12
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
EditorialFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1090077
PMID37252133
OpenAlexW4378746429
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas33

Anxiety is common in people with major depressive disorder (MDD), yet the anxiolytic effects of acute exercise in MDD are unknown. The purpose of this analysis was to determine a potentially optimal acute exercise intensity for reducing state anxiety in women with MDD, the duration of the response, and the potential influences of depression severity and preferred-intensity exercise. Using a within-subject, randomized, counter-balanced design, 24 participants completed five separate visits including 20 min of steady-state bicycling at prescribed ( via RPE) light, moderate, or hard intensities, a preferred/self-selected session, or a quiet rest (QR) session. State anxiety was measured via the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y1) and anxiety visual analog scale (VAS) at pre-, immediately (VAS only), 10 min, and 30 min post-exercise. Depression was measured via the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) pre-exercise. Moderate exercise resulted in a moderate state anxiety reduction compared to QR 10 min (STAI-Y1: g = 0.59, p adj = 0.040) and 30 min post-exercise (STAI-Y1: g = 0.61, p adj = 0.032). Pairwise differences indicated each exercise session decreased state anxiety pre to 10 min and 30 min post-exercise (all p adj p adj p g = 0.43, p = 0.04). These findings suggest steady-state prescribed moderate exercise reduces state anxiety in women with MDD for at least 30 min following exercise regardless of their depression severity

Anxiety · Anxiolytic · Beck Depression Inventory · Depression (economics · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · State-Trait Anxiety Inventory · Visual analogue scale · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Cardiovascular and exercise physiology · Medicine · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Internal Medicine