Effectiveness of physical activity on patients with depression and Parkinson's disease: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

In this paper we aimed to systematically review the literature on physical activity's effect on depressive symptoms in Parkinson disease.

Background

Depression is a common symptom of Parkinson's disease and is associated with increased disability, rapid progression of motor symptoms, mortality, and adverse effects on Quality of Life.

Design

A systematic review of primary research was undertaken and conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews.

Data sources

Databases Scopus, Psycho-info, CINAHL, PubMed, and ProQuest Cochrance were searched from January 2006 to June 2017. The language was restricted to English.

Review methods

Abstracts were screened and reviewed against the eligibility criteria (participants' mean age wer

SUBMITTER: Wu PL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5531507 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature