%0 Journal Article
%T Exercise Effect on Anxiety and Depression among Kidney Transplant Patients ‎
%A Ahmad Fakhri
%A Hoda Hamedpour
%A Zeynab Pad
%A Rana Hamedpour
%A Ehsan Mo-radi-Joo
%A Mostafa Binandeh
%A Mohsen Davarpanah
%J Entomology and Applied Science Letters
%@ 2349-2864
%D 2020
%V 7
%N 2
%P 77-82
%X Objective: Kidney transplant patients experience high levels of mental tension, anxiety, and depression. This study was conducted to determine the effect of exercise on anxiety and depression among kidney transplant patients with new membership in Specific Patients and Transplant Sports Federation of Khuzestan, Iran in the year 2019. Method: This was a quasi-experiment study in which, 74 kidney transplant patients were selected as study respondents then randomly assigned to two exercises (test) and control groups (n=37). Respondents of the exercise group participated in an increasing sports program for ten weeks, 3 days per week within a 60-90 minutes session, while the control group’s respondents did not participate in regular physical activity. Psychological information of patients was identified using the DASS21 Questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and independent t-test were used for statistical data analysis. Finding: There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of demographic information (p>0.05).  Data analysis indicated a significant difference (P
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