A randomised controlled trial of weekly low-intensity exercise for older persons with mild depression

INTERVENTION: low‐intensity exercise class for 1 hour each week for 8 weeks being asked to spend normal lifes CONDITION: Mild depression PRIMARY OUTCOME: The 21‐item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM‐D) assessed by a psychiatrist in a blinded fashion at 8 weeks SECONDARY OUTCOME: HAM‐D assessment was performed for the intervention group 8 weeks after the end of the exercise program INCLUSION CRITERIA: Community dwellers with mild depression, which was definded as the presence of two or more symptoms of a depressive episode in accordance with the criteria of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, tenth revision (ICD‐10).