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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2018 Aug;76(8):499-506.
doi: 10.1590/0004-282X20180071.

The effect of resistance training on the anxiety symptoms and quality of life in elderly people with Parkinson's disease: a randomized controlled trial

Renilson Moraes Ferreira  1   2 , Wilson Mateus Gomes da Costa Alves  1   2 , Tiago Alencar de Lima  1   2 , Thiago Gonçalves Gibson Alves  1   2 , Pedro Artur Madureira Alves Filho  1   2 , Clebson Pantoja Pimentel  1   2 , Evitom Correa Sousa  1 , Erik Artur Cortinhas-Alves  2
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Randomized Controlled Trial

The effect of resistance training on the anxiety symptoms and quality of life in elderly people with Parkinson's disease: a randomized controlled trial

Renilson Moraes Ferreira et al. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2018 Aug.
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Abstract

Objectives: To assess the effects of resistance training on the anxiety symptoms and quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Methods: Thirty-five elderly patients were randomly divided into two groups: 17 patients in the control group and 18 in the intervention group. All patients maintained standard pharmacological treatment for Parkinson's disease, but the intervention group participated in a 24-week resistance training program. The anxiety symptoms were assessed through the Beck's Anxiety Inventory, and quality of life by the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39.

Results: There was a significant reduction in anxiety level and increase in quality of life after 24 weeks of resistance training.

Conclusion: The results of the present study indicate that resistance training is an effective intervention in the reduction of anxiety symptoms and improves the quality of life in elderly people with Parkinson's disease.

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