Effect of Aerobic Exercises on Memory and Attention in Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Copyright© 2019, ASP Ins. This open-access article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License which permits Share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format) and Adapt (remix, transform, and build upon the material) under the Attribution-NonCommercial terms. [1] Early histories of school‐aged children with ... [2] Visual working memory for simple ... [3] The effect of rhythmic movement and playing aerobic ... [4] Ability of retrieval specific memory materials from autobiographical memory among ... [5] Synopsis of psychiatry Behavioral sciences/clinical ... [6] Experimental psychology and research into brain science, addiction ... [7] Synopsis of psychiatry: behavioral sciences, clinical ... [8] The concept of inhibition in ... [9] Neuropsychological functioning in people with ADHD across ... [10] Executive functions and developmental ... [11] Item and source memory performance among Iranian veterans ... [12] The effect of Pilates training on Memory Quotient and ... [13] Effect of aerobic Exercise on verbal and visual memory ... [14] Effects of submaximal aerobic training and ... [15] The effect gymnastics training on attention function ... [16] Physical activity improves verbal and spatial memory in older adults ... [17] Aerobic exercise and attention deficit hyperactivity ... [18] Mental health in group of war veterans and their ... [19] Problems in families of male Vietnam veterans with posttraumatic ... [20] Trauma and the Vietnam War generation: Report of ... [21] Female partners of Vietnam veterans ... [22] Level of expressed emotion, depression and caregiver ... [23] Foundation and practice of neurofeedback ... [24] The effect of different levels ... [25] Norms for fitness, performance ... [26] The effect of working memory ... [27] The effects of physical and mental ... [28] The effect of two types of acute, aerobic ... [29] Moderate treadmill exercise rescues ... [30] Treadmill exercise alleviates post ... [31] Exercise augmentation of exposuret ... [32] Meditation training increases brain ... [33] Is working memory training effective ... [34] The effect of three months of aerobic ... [35] The effect of aerobic exercises on... [36] The impact of high intensity exercise on ... [37] Length of methamphetamine abuse ... [38] Effect of a 12‐week interval running ... [39] Effect of cognitive training on efficiency ... [40] Effectiveness of auditory computer‐based ... [41] Drugs and the Future: brain science ... [42] Physical fitness, cognitive performance, and ... [43] Physical fitness and cognitive functioning ... [44] Influence of combined physical and... [45] Negative addiction in male and female runners ... Aims: Cognitive disorders is one of the problems of veterans with post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The current study aimed at investigating the effects of aerobic exercises on memory and attention in veterans with PTSD. Materials & Methods: The present semi‐experimental study with pre‐test post‐test design and control group was conducted in 2016 among 21 patients with PTSD, who were referred to Boostan Psychiatric Hospital in Ahvaz. The subjects were voluntarily selected through purposive sampling method and, then, randomly divided into two groups: aerobic exercise (n=11) and control (n=10) groups. The exercises were performed for 8 weeks, 3 sessions a week. Memory level was measured by Wechsler questionnaire and attention level was measured by strop test. The data were analyzed by SPSS 22, using dependent and independent t‐tests. Findings: In the aerobic exercise group in the post-test stage, there was a significant difference between the mean scores of all Wechsler memory subscales and the level of attention (p<0.05), while there was no significant difference in the control group (p>0.05). There was a significant difference between the exercise group and the control group (p<0.05). Conclusion: Aerobic exercises are effective in improving memory performance and attention in patients with PTSD. A B S T R A C T A R T I C L E I N F O