Some psychological and physiological effects of aerobic exercise on adult inpatient alcoholics
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- James Horton Palmer (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Nicholas Vacc
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the usefulness of aerobic exercise as a treatment intervention with adult Inpatient alcoholics. More specifically, it was hypothesized that regular aerobic exercise would decrease depression and anxiety levels in participants, while Increasing aerobic capacity and self-concept level. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Self-Rating Depression Scale, Tennessee Self-Concept Scale, and Astrand- Rhyming bicycle-ergometer test were used as dependent measures, and were administered to a treatment and a control group on admission and again at discharge from a 28-day inpatient treatment program. Control group data were gathered prior to initiating the exercise program, with recruitment for the treatment-group beginning only after the last control was discharged.
Some psychological and physiological effects of aerobic exercise on adult inpatient alcoholics
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 1985
- Subjects
- Alcoholics $x Rehabilitation
- Alcoholics $x Health and hygiene
- Aerobic exercises