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. 2014 Nov 12:43:7-15.
doi: 10.2478/hukin-2014-0084. eCollection 2014 Sep 29.

Relationship between Depression and Strength Training in Survivors of the Ischemic Stroke

Felipe José Aidar  1 , Dihogo Gama de Matos  2 , Ricardo Jacó de Oliveira  3 , André Luiz Carneiro  4 , Breno Guilherme de Araújo Tinôco Cabral  5 , Paulo Moreira Silva Dantas  5 , Victor Machado Reis  6
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Relationship between Depression and Strength Training in Survivors of the Ischemic Stroke

Felipe José Aidar et al. J Hum Kinet. .

Abstract

The Cerebral Vascular Accident is responsible for a significant increase in the mortality rate in individuals who have suffered this condition, regardless of the level of subsequent disability. This study aimed to analyze the influence of a strength training program on indicators of depression in survivors of the ischemic stroke. The study sample included subjects from both genders who were divided into two groups: an experimental group (EG) consisting of 11 subjects aged 51.7 8.0 years, and a control group (CG) consisting of 13 subjects aged 52.5 7.7 years. The EG underwent 12 weeks of strength training. Assessment was made in the pre-test before training and at the re-test after 12 weeks of training. We used the Beck Depression Inventory and evaluated 1RM. Significant differences in depression were found between post-test and pretest measurements (Δ% = -21.47%, p = 0,021) in the EG; furthermore, there were significant differences in all indicators of depression between the EG and CG after completing 12 weeks of training. There were significant gains in strength of the EG in relation to the CG. There was a negative correlation between the strength gains as determined with the 1RM test and the levels of depression, especially in lower-limb exercises. The results of this study suggest that improvements in strength are negatively correlated with levels of depression. Improvements in strength are therefore associated with a reduction in levels of depression.

Keywords: brain; hypoxia-ischemia; resistance training.

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