TY - JOUR T1 - Exercise Effect on Anxiety and Depression among Kidney Transplant Patients ‎ A1 - Ahmad Fakhri A1 - Hoda Hamedpour A1 - Zeynab Pad A1 - Rana Hamedpour A1 - Ehsan Mo-radi-Joo A1 - Mostafa Binandeh A1 - Mohsen Davarpanah JF - Entomology and Applied Science Letters JO - Entomol Appl Sci Lett SN - 2349-2864 Y1 - 2020 VL - 7 IS - 2 SP - 77 EP - 82 N2 - 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 UR - https://easletters.com/article/exercise-effect-on-anxiety-and-depression-among-kidney-transplant-patients ER -