Effects and Benefits of Physical Therapy in the Mood, Quality of Life and Cognition Psychological and Cognitive Effects of Physical Therapy

Abstract

The objective of this study is to quantify the effects of aerobic physical exercise program in the affective, quality of life and cognition aspects. This study included a sample of 40 participants with some physical pathology. All patients answered some questionnaires about clinical symptomatology (STAI, BDI, EUROqOL - 5D) and cognition (WAIS – IV). This battery test was performed before the intervention and after 10 weeks. The intervention was aerobic physical exercise consisting of an elliptical bicycle and walking on a static tape for a total of 45 minutes, three days a week. To evaluate the results, the statistical software IBM SPSS 23 was used. Values indicated a significant improvement in the affective and quality of life tests as well as higher scores in the cognitive tests once the physical exercise was performed. The results showed that aerobic physical activity improves cognitive qualities, affective status and perception of quality of life. The results show very positive possibilities for this field and for its more assiduous implementation as complementary therapy in some physical pathologies