TY  - JOUR
T1  - Evaluating the depression status following backward walking exercise in diabetic neuropathy patients
A1  - Walid Kamal Abdelbasset
A1  - Gopal Nambi
A1  - Samah Alsaid Moawd
A1  - Saud Mashi Alrawaili
A1  - Tamer Emam Elnegamy
A1  - Ahmed Abdelmomen Elshehawy
A1  - Amira Hamed Eltrawy
JF  - Archives of Pharmacy Practice
JO  - Arch Pharm Pract
SN  - 2320-5210
Y1  - 2020
VL  - 11
IS  - 1
SP  - 105
EP  - 108
N2  - The incidence rate of psychological depression is commonly grown among patients with diabetic neuropathy (DN). This pilot retrospective study aims to assess the effects of backward walking exercise (BWE) on depression condition in patients experiencing DN. This pilot retrospective study included 27 patients who clinically suffered from moderate depression related to DN between August 2017 and December 2018, and their mean age was 43.5±6.4 years. They were equipped for a program of backward walking exercise for six weeks, quartile weekly, and lasting for 50-60 minutes. The depression level was evaluated before and after backward walking exercise program utilizing Hamilton depression rating scale (HRS). The results showed that six-week backward walking exercise results in a significant reduction in HRS in DN patients (p˂0.001). The percentage of changes of HRS was 32.9% at the end of the exercise program. These findings provided that the backward walking exercise has a beneficial influence on depression status among diabetic patients, especially who experiencing DN.
UR  - https://archivepp.com/article/evaluating-the-depression-status-following-backward-walking-exercise-in-diabetic-neuropathy-patients
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