In the authors' words
“At the end of the study, the BEs group showed significantly greater reductions in BDI-II scores (mean difference = - 4.22; 95% CI, - 6.19 to - 2.24; p = 0.001) and significantly greater increases in FSFI scores (mean difference = 5.01; 95% CI, 3.21 to 6.79; p = 0.001) compared with the control group with clinically significant differences for both measures.”
What was measured
- Mood Reported an improvement
- Sexual function Reported an improvement
- Fitness No difference found
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal, depression or anxiety
- How many
- 64
- How long
- 12 weeks
- Exercise
- Other exercise
- Cited
- 0 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 41724801
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