<b>Physical exercises, functional capacity and depressive symptoms in Brazilian elderly</b>

• Main Authors: Carla Manuela Crispim Nascimento (Author), Carlos Ayan (Author), Jose Maria Cancela (Author), Jessica Rodrigues Pereira (Author), Larissa Pires Andrade (Author), Marcelo Garuffi (Author), Sebastião Gobbi (Author), Florindo Stella (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2013-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objective of our study was to investigate the effects of 16 weeks of multimodal exercise on functional capacity components, general functional fitness and depressive symptoms in the elderly. Fifty-five elderly (67.3 ± 5.8 years) participated inthe study. The groups were distributed according to...