Aerobic training for improved memory in patients with stress-related exhaustion: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with stress-related exhaustion suffer from cognitive impairments, which often remain after psychological treatment or work place interventions. It is important to find effective treatments that can address this problem. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects on cognitive performance and psychological variables of a 12-week aerobic training program performed at a moderate-vigorous intensity for patients with exhaustion disorder who participated in a multimodal rehabilitation program.

Methods

In this open-label, parallel, randomized and controlled trial, 88 patients diagnosed with exhaustion disorder participated in a 24-week multimodal rehabilitation program. After 12 weeks in the program the patients were randomized to either a 12

SUBMITTER: Eskilsson T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5581420 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature