Physical Fitness - Psychology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

A randomized clinical trial of exercise to alleviate postpartum depressed mood.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether a 12-week home-based exercise program is more effective than usual care for alleviating depressive symptomology in the postpartum. METHODS: Eighty-eight women experiencing postpartum depressed mood were randomly ... Read more...

Physical function of patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) face problems in physical function, but little is known about how mastery predicts physical function over time. PURPOSE: The primary purpose of this study was to examine the ... Read more...

The effects of 16-week group exercise program on physical function and mental health of elderly Korean women in long-term assisted living facility.

30 Aug 2009 AIMS: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of 16-week group exercise program on the physical function (ie, strength, flexibility, and balance) and mental health (ie, self-esteem and depression) of older elderlyl women (>or=75 years ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Physical Fitness - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A randomized clinical trial of exercise to alleviate postpartum depressed mood. 30 Aug 2009
• Physical function of patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. 30 Aug 2009
• The effects of 16-week group exercise program on physical function and mental health of elderly Korean women in long-term assisted living facility. 30 Aug 2009
• Is fitness level in childhood associated with physical activity level as an adult? 30 Jul 2009
• Evaluation of a cancer exercise program: patient and physician beliefs. 30 Jul 2009
• WITHDRAWN: Aerobic exercise training programmes for improving physical and psychosocial health in adults with Down syndrome. 6 Jul 2009
• Gross motor performance and self-perceived motor competence in children with emotional, behavioural, and pervasive developmental disorders: a review. 29 Jun 2009
• Knowledge, attitudes and intentions about participation in physical activity of older post-acute hospital inpatients. 28 Jun 2009
• Motivators and de-motivators for adherence to a program of sustained walking. 3 May 2009
• Discrepancies between balance confidence and physical performance among community-dwelling Korean elders: a population-based study. 28 Apr 2009
• Protective effect of interval exercise on psychophysiological stress reactivity in children. 4 Apr 2009
• The relationship between quality of life and aerobic fitness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. 31 Mar 2009
• Vigor and fatigue and positive health practices in young adolescents. 30 Mar 2009
• The impact of lifestyle on the physical fitness of primary school children. 30 Mar 2009
• Physical activity and physical self-concept in a sample of middle-age Basque adults. 30 Mar 2009
• A sound mind in a sound body. 30 Mar 2009
• Physical function trajectories, depressive symptoms, and life satisfaction among the elderly in Taiwan. 27 Feb 2009
• The stereotype-matching effect: greater influence on functioning when age stereotypes correspond to outcomes. 27 Feb 2009
• Training for an event. A carrot to keep you exercising. 27 Feb 2009
• Balance confidence and functional mobility are independently associated with falls in people with Parkinson's disease. 23 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Physical Fitness'

Definition: A state of well-being in which performance is optimal, often as a result of physical conditioning which may be prescribed for disease therapy.

Descriptor UI: D010809

Alternative terms: Physical Fitness; Fitness, Physical; Physical Conditioning, Human; Conditioning, Human Physical; Conditionings, Human Physical; Human Physical Conditioning; Human Physical Conditionings; Physical Conditionings, Human;

Related Mesh Headings: Exercise;

Allowable Qualifiers: physiology; psychology;

Tree Number: I03.621; N01.400.545;

Online Note: use EXERCISE THERAPY to search PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, HUMAN 1986-96

History Note: PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, HUMAN was see EXERCISE THERAPY 1986-96