Can remotely supervised exercise positively affect self-reported depressive symptoms and physical activity levels during social distancing?

Author(s)

Moreira-Neto, Acacio ^{[1, 2]} ; Martins, Bruce ^{[2, 3]} ; Miliatto, Angelo ^{[1, 2]} ; Nucci, Mariana Penteado ^{[1, 2]} ; Silva-Batista, Carla ^{[1, 2]}

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Exercise Neurosci Res Grp, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Radiol, Neuroimagem Func Lab Med Invest Magnet Resonance, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Fed Univ ABC, Ctr Math Computat & Cognit, Sao Bernardo - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH; v. 301, JUL 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

The main objective of this cross-sectional study was to compare the self-reported depressive symptoms and physical activity (PA) levels among participants who performed self- nonexercising (NE), guided exercise (SGE), remotely supervised exercise (RSE), and face-to-face supervised exercise (FFE) during social distancing. Three hundred and forty-four individuals (>= 18 years and 67% women) answered a self-reported online survey that included questions related to the physical exercise practice (e.g., supervised and remote) during social distancing and questions about perceptions of depressive symptoms (Montgomery-angstrom sberg Depression Rating Scale-Self Rated {[}MADRS-S] scores) and metabolic equivalent task minutes per week (METs min center dot wk-1) of moderate- and vigorous-intensity PA, and total PA scores (International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form) before and during social distancing. The RSE group (n=45) showed higher METs of vigorous-intensity PA than the SGE (n=146) and NE (n=109) groups. The RSE and FFE (n=44) groups showed higher METs of the total PA scores than the SGE and NE groups. The NE group showed higher MADRS-S scores than the other groups. Lower MADRS-S scores depend on the exercise practice and higher METs of vigorous-intensity PA depend on the supervised exercise practice. Thus, telehealth interventions can be implemented during the pandemic to enhance vigorous PA. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 16/13115-9 - Effects of resistance training with instability on clinical outcomes, spinal mechanisms, and brain metrics in individuals with freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease
• Grantee: Carla da Silva Batista
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral