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January 29, 2024BMC Public HealthOpen Access

The mean KAP dimension scores were 15.39 ± 3.34/23 (66.91%), 36.54 ± 19.33/55 (66.44%), and 19.33 ± 5.22/35 (55.23%), indicating poor knowledge, negative attitude, and weak practice toward exercise therapy.

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Why the study?

This study aimed to explore the knowledge, attitude, and practice toward exercise therapy among patients with major depressive disorder.

Population

494 patients with MDD at the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University

Design

Cross-sectional questionnaire study

Authors

JCJunxiang ChengYFYaoqing FengZLZhifen Liu

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Overview

Should not yet change practice; leaves open whether education improves exercise uptake or depression in MDD.

Structured PICO

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Population
494 outpatients or inpatients diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD) aged 18-65 years at the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, China.
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Outcome
Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) scores toward exercise therapypatient reported

Patients with major depressive disorder in Shanxi have poor knowledge, negative attitudes, and weak practice regarding exercise therapy, highlighting the need for targeted educational interventions.

Limitations

  • Single-center study limiting generalizability
  • Volunteer and non-response biases due to QR code scanning recruitment
  • Self-designed questionnaire might be biased by local practices and policies

Cite This Study

Cheng et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7f457cda7edfc28fb3afd4https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17821-6
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