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Organized Aerobic Exercise and Depression in Male County Jail Inmates

M. Kay Libbus, DrPH, RN

S311, Nursing School University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211.

Joseph A. Genovese, MS, RN

Mexico Health Clinic, Mexico, MO.

Melissa J. Poole, MA

University of Missouri-Columbia Nursing School, Columbia, MO.

Depression in inmates of correctional facilities is well-documented. However, the efficacy of any specific, non-pharmacologic intervention for depression in this population was not located in the literature. This study examined the influence of an exercise program on depression in male county jail inmates. Twenty-five subjects from one jail received three hours of organized aerobic exercise weekly for 12 weeks; 20 inmates from another facility constituted the control group. Both groups completed the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) twice, with a 12-week interval between tests. Decreased BDI scores for the treatment group suggest that organized aerobic exercise could be an effective primary or adjunct intervention for depression in this population.

Journal of Correctional Health Care, Vol. 1, No. 1, 5-16 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/107834589400100102
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