Key result
Baseline depression does not prevent achieving comparable 24-month physical activity vs nondepressed older Latino adults.
Why the study?
Does baseline depression reduce physical activity levels in older Latinos participating in an exercise intervention?
Cohort (n=572)
Yes
Does baseline depression reduce physical activity levels in older Latinos participating in an exercise intervention?
Baseline depression does not appear to hinder the initiation or maintenance of an exercise program among sedentary older Latino adults.
Supports exercise programs for depressed older Latinos; hypothesis-generating in this cohort and requires RCT confirmation.
OBJECTIVE: This study sought to evaluate the relationship between baseline depression and prospective engagement in walking and exercise behavior after enrollment in an exercise intervention. METHODS: The study used baseline, 1-month, 12-month, and 24-month in-person interview and pedometer data collected from Latinos aged >60 years participating in an exercise intervention (¡Caminemos!) at 27 senior centers (n = 572). RESULTS: After joining an exercise intervention, and when using continuous pedometer data and scores from the Yale Physical Activity Survey (YPAS) as the outcomes of interest, older adults with baseline depression exhibited comparable levels of physical activity across time when compared to their nondepressed counterparts. Significant difference in physical activity levels between the depressed and nondepressed subgroups no longer existed within one month of initiating the exercise intervention. DISCUSSION: Among sedentary older Latino adults, having depression may not delay exercise initiation nor does it appear to prevent achievement or maintenance of an exercise program.
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Hernández et al. (2012) conducted a cohort in Depression (n=572). Baseline depression vs. Nondepressed counterparts was evaluated on Physical activity levels measured by continuous pedometer data and Yale Physical Activity Survey (YPAS) scores. Baseline depression did not prevent the achievement or maintenance of comparable physical activity levels over 24 months compared to nondepressed older Latino adults.
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