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Effekt av fysisk aktivitet hos äldre personer med depression och depressiva symtom: - En litteraturöversikt
Dalarna University, School of Education, Health and Social Studies, Caring Science/Nursing.
Dalarna University, School of Education, Health and Social Studies, Caring Science/Nursing.
2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Effect of physical activity in elderly people with depression and depressive symptoms : - A literature review (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: I dagens samhälle anses depression som ett världsproblem. En nedsatt livslust, dålig självkänsla, trötthet och orkeslöshet är ett fåtal av de symtom som en person med depression och depressiva symtom lider av. Att använda sig av fysisk aktivitet i olika former rekommenderas som en behandling vid depression och depressiva symtom hos äldre personer. Personcentrerad vård syftar till att individens egen upplevelse av hälsa är i fokus vilket ökar välbefinnandet hos en person som lider av depression eller depressiva symtom.Syfte: Syftet med litteraturöversikten är att undersöka effekten av fysisk aktivitet hos äldre personer med depression och depressiva symtom.Metod: Examensarbetet genomfördes som en litteraturöversikt. 14 artiklar söktes fram i databaserna PubMed och CINAHL med sökord utformade ifrån syftet. Artiklarna granskades utifrån Högskolan Dalarnas granskningsmall och sammanställdes utifrån olika kvalitetsgrader. Artiklar med medel och hög kvalitet inkluderades. Resultatet kategoriserades och sammanställdes utifrån likheter och skillnader som framkom i analysen.Resultat: Olika typer av fysisk aktivitet har effekt på depression och depressiva symtom hos äldre personer. Att vara fysiskt aktiv genom ett tilldelat individuellt träningsprogram, träning i grupp eller i form av yoga visade sig kunna påverka de depressiva symtomen och depression positivt. Vilken intensitet av träning och frekvens som kan ha påverkan på effekten av de depressiva symtomen eller depressionen. Slutsats: Effekten av fysisk aktivitet i olika former har visat sig kunna minska depressiva symtom hos äldre personer.

Abstract [en]

Background: In today's society, depression is considered a world problem. A reduced desire for life, low self-esteem, tiredness and low energy are a few of the symptoms that a person with depression and depressive symptoms suffer from. The use of physical activity in various forms is recommended as a treatment for depression and depressive symptoms in elderly people. Person-centered care aims to ensure that the individual's own experience of health is in focus which increases the well-being of a person suffering from depression or depressive symptoms.Purpose: The purpose of the literature review is to investigate the effect of physical activity in elderly people with depression and depressive symptoms.Method: The degree project was carried out as a literature review. 14 articles were searched in the PubMed and CINAHL databases with keywords designed from the purpose. The articles were reviewed based on Dalarna University's review template and compiled based on different quality grades. Articles with medium and high quality were included. The results were categorised and compiled based on similarities and differences that emerged from the analysis.Results: The results of the literature review are shown to have an effect in depression and depressive symptoms in elderly people. Being physically active through an assigned individual exercise program, training in groups or in the form of yoga was shown to be able to positively affect the depressive symptoms and depression. The intensity of exercise and frequency may have an impact on the effect of depressive symptoms or depression.Conclusion: The effect of physical activity in various forms has been shown to reduce depressive symptoms in elderly people.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020.
Keywords [en]
Depression, Elderly, Literature review, Physical activity
Keywords [sv]
Depression, Fysisk aktivitet, Litteraturöversikt, Äldre
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-35299OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-35299DiVA, id: diva2:1484749
Available from: 2020-10-30 Created: 2020-10-30 Last updated: 2025-10-09

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