BACKGROUND: Few studies have explored the reciprocal relationships between naturally
occurring changes in physical activity and depressive symptoms in later life. PURPOSE: This …

Aims Prevention of depressive symptoms is an essential issue with regard to the promotion
of healthy lifestyles in older people. To date, few studies have examined the relation …

INTRODUCTION: The associations of leisure-time physical activity with incident depressive
symptoms in a 7-year population-based sample of Taiwanese older people were studied …

Background: Regular physical activity is generally associated with psychological well-being,
although there are relatively few prospective studies in older adults. We investigated …

Objective To investigate longitudinal and bidirectional associations between mental health
and physical activity from midlife into old age. Methods Analysis was based on data from …

Background: Although physical activity (PA) has been demonstrated to reduce symptoms of
depression and anxiety, research on the mental health benefits of PA in older adults is …

Previous studies assessing protective effects of physical activity on depression have had
conflicting results; one recent study argued that excluding disabled subjects attenuated any …

Objectives Depressive symptoms are prevalent in older adults, and physical activity (PA)
may have beneficial effects on depression. The purpose of this study was to explore the …

Importance Associations have been documented between physical activity and depressive
symptoms, but the direction of this association is unclear. Objective To examine whether …

This study examined whether various levels of physical activity among older adults predicted
levels of depression and whether there were racial differences in the levels and types of …