Abstract
To assess the psychological effects of exercise training in hemodialysis patients 4 dialysis patients, matched by age, sex, and medical history with 4 controls, received psychological testing before and after a 6-month period of exercise training. The trained patients had a 28% improvement in graded exercise treadmill stress test duration and a 13% improvement in aerobic capacity. This was associated with a significant reduction in anxiety and depression (p < 0.06), but no measurable change in these moods occurred in the control groups. These results suggest that exercise training may improve psychological functioning in dialysis patients.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 179-181 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Unknown Journal |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - 1983 |