Pilot randomized controlled trial of exercise training for older veterans with PTSD.

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Hall, Katherine S

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Morey, Miriam C

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Bosworth, Hayden B

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Beckham, Jean C

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Pebole, Michelle M

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Sloane, Richard

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Pieper, Carl F

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2024-01-02T20:57:43Z

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2024-01-02T20:57:43Z

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2020-08

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Exercise training positively impacts mental health, yet remains untested in older adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We conducted a randomized controlled pilot trial to test the feasibility and acceptability of exercise training in older veterans with PTSD. Fifty-four veterans ≥ 60 years, with a DSM-V diagnosis of PTSD, were randomized to supervised exercise (n = 36) or wait-list (WL; n = 18). Primary outcomes included recruitment rates, attendance, satisfaction, and retention. Secondary outcomes included changes in PTSD symptoms, depression, health-related quality of life, and sleep quality; assessed at baseline and 12 weeks. There were no adverse events. Attrition was minimal (14%), and adherence to the exercise intervention was high (82%). Clinically significant improvements in PTSD and related conditions were observed following exercise (Cohen's d = 0.36-0.81). Exercise training is safe and acceptable in older adults with PTSD, may improve PTSD symptoms, and broadly impacts PTSD-related conditions. Future definitive trials are warranted.

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10.1007/s10865-019-00073-w

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0160-7715

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1573-3521

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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/29652

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eng

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Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Journal of behavioral medicine

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10.1007/s10865-019-00073-w

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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0

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Humans

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Exercise

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Pilot Projects

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Mental Health

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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

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Quality of Life

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Aged

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Middle Aged

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Veterans

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Female

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Male

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Pilot randomized controlled trial of exercise training for older veterans with PTSD.

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Journal article

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Hall, Katherine S|0000-0002-9834-2011

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Bosworth, Hayden B|0000-0001-6188-9825

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Beckham, Jean C|0000-0001-8746-8949

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Pieper, Carl F|0000-0003-4809-1725

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648

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659

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4

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Duke

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School of Medicine

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Biostatistics & Bioinformatics

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Medicine

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Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

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Medicine, General Internal Medicine

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Medicine, Geriatrics

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Duke Cancer Institute

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Duke Clinical Research Institute

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Institutes and Provost's Academic Units

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Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development

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Initiatives

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Duke Science & Society

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Population Health Sciences

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Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship

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Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences

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Duke - Margolis Center For Health Policy

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Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Biostatistics

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Published

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43

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