EFFECT OF EXERCISE INTERVENTION AND REHABILITATION ON PATIENTS WITH DEPRESSION

ABSTRACT Introduction: The increase in the number of students experiencing depression severely impacts the physical and mental health of college students. Objective: Explore the effect of an exercise intervention on patients with depression by analyzing its rehabilitation effect. Methods: Physical education combined with extracurricular activities were chosen. The experimental physical education group completed about 45 minutes of low-intensity running, performing physical recovery and rest under teacher guidance. The sport form of extracurricular activity was basketball, twice a week. Physical education combined with extracurricular activities totaled a total of 4 times a week, lasting six weeks. Results: The exercise intervention reduced the participants’ psychological test scores, relieving them of their psychological conditions. The exercise intervention improved somatization factors (obsessive-compulsive, depression, interpersonal, paranoid, anxiety, and negative symptoms). Conclusion: The personalized exercise plan is recommended for students with depression, with the promotion of corresponding physical exercise out of class, aiming to improve students’ psychological state and mental health. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment outcomes.