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dc.contributor.authorArmstrong, Kylie
dc.contributor.authorEdwards, Helen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:31:26Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:31:26Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.date.modified2009-11-11T05:22:33Z
dc.identifier.issn14458330
dc.identifier.doi10.1046/j.1440-0979.2003.00229.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/26584
dc.description.abstractA 12-week randomised controlled trial was conducted (n = 20) investigating the effects of a multi-intervention program of exercise and social support compared to a control group. Both groups had given birth in the past 12 months and were experiencing depressive symptomatology. Pre-test data of physical fitness and structured questionnaires were compared to post-test data. The results from the study showed that mothers who were in the multi-intervention group improved their fitness levels and depressive symptomatology significantly more than the control group. However, there were no significant changes to either group's social support levels. These results are encouraging and suggest that a pram push walking intervention might be an effective treatment for mothers suffering postnatal depression.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom130
dc.relation.ispartofpageto138
dc.relation.ispartofeditionJune 2003
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Mental Health Nursing
dc.relation.ispartofvolume12
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic Health and Health Services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1110
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1117
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1701
dc.titleThe effects of exercise and social support on mothers reporting depressive symptoms: A pilot randomized controlled trial
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2003
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorArmstrong, Kylie


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