Intervention effect of health education combined with aerobic exercise on adolescent depression / 中国学校卫生

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To explore the intervention effect of health education combined with aerobic exercise on adolescent depression,and to provide a reference for depression prevention of adolescents.@*Methods@#A total of 84 adolescent patients with depression in Wuhan Mental Health Center were selected by convenient sampling method. They were divided into two groups according to the order of patients visits (n=42). The control group received routine health education. The experimental group received group health education of emotional intelligence, and cooperated with moderate intensity aerobic exercise. The changes of depression, emotional intelligence and serotonin (5-HT), cortisol and norepinephrine (NE) levels before and after intervention were compared between the two groups.@*Results@#Before intervention, there was no significant difference in scores of Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) and Social Disability Screening Schedule (SDSS) between the two groups (t=0.62，1.02，P>0.05). The scores of HAMD and SDSS in the experimental group were significantly lower than those before intervention (t=9.62, 10.05, P<0.05). The scores of HAMD and SDSS in the experimental group were significantly lower than those in the control group (t=-6.95，-7.32，P<0.05). The scores and total scores of emotional perception, self-management and other management in the experimental group after intervention were significantly higher than those before intervention (t=6.54, 7.21, 5.33 ，6.60, P<0.05). The scores of emotion perception, self-management, others’ management and total scores in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group(P<0.05). compared with before intervention, the levels of 5-HT and NE in the experimental group after intervention were significantly higher, the levels of cortisol were significantly lower (t=4.62, 5.36，-16.54, P<0.05)，and the level of 5-HT and NE in the experimental group was significantly higher than that in the control group, and the level of cortisol was significantly lower than that in the control group (t=15.25，8.74，-26.54，P<0.05).@*Conclusion@#The implementation of emotional intelligence group health education and aerobic exercise can effectively reduce the level of 5-HT, improve the level of cortisol, enhance the emotional intelligence of adolescents with depression, and alleviate their depressive mood.