Author(s): Pramod Kumar Yadav and CD Agashe

Abstract:
The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of supervised physical exercise program on geriatric depression in male population. To conduct the study 50 elderly males (Average age 66.34 years) were selected as sample. Only those subjects with scores greater than 10 on geriatric depression scale were selected as sample. The selected subjects were resident of old age home operational in Durg district of Chhattisgarh. To gather data on depression, geriatric depression scale constructed and standardized by Ganguly et al. (1999) were used. A systematic physical exercise program of six months was prepared for this study. The data on depression was collected before the start of six months physical exercise program, after 02 months from commencement of study period, after 04 months from commencement of study period and at the end of the study period. Analysis of data with the help of Repeated Measure ANOVA reveals significant effect of physical exercise program of six months in reducing the level of depression in elderly male subjects. It was concluded that physical exercise program is useful in decreasing the depressive symptoms in elderly male subjects.

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