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September 16, 2025European PsychiatryOpen Access

A randomized controlled trial of supervised group exercise therapy in patients with clinical depressive and anxiety disorders: the challenge of patient compliance

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QZQ. ZhaiMFMattias FolkessonCHCarl Hörnsten

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Overview

Randomized controlled trial evaluated supervised group exercise therapy in patients with depression and anxiety, revealing challenges with patient compliance.

Key Points

  • Both exercise and relaxation groups improved in depression and anxiety symptoms during the intervention.
  • Drop-out rates were significantly different, with 51.2% attrition in the exercise group compared to 20.9% in the relaxation group.
  • Depressive and anxiety symptoms were assessed using standardized rating scales at multiple time points throughout the study.
  • Results show that maintaining patient motivation is crucial, as compliance remains a challenge in outpatient exercise therapies.

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Zhai et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d42196713b0b5dfea69c95https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.352
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