Departament of Psychology Laboratory of Neuroscience, Chronobiology and Sleep Psychology State University of Minas Gerais, Unidad Divinopolis, Brazil
Research Article
Chronotype Depression And Physical Activity: A Relationship To Be Studied?
Author(s): Lais Tonello, Lais Tonello, Michael Jackson Oliveira De Andrade and Elaine Vieira*
Introductionː Preferences for certain times of day to perform daily activities have been
the focus of several investigations. Individuals with evening preference exhibit higher
scores for depressive symptoms and less involvement in physical activities compared
to morning and intermediate chrono types. On the other hand, physical activity is an
intervention that has shown great promise in alleviating symptoms of Major depressive
disorder.
Evidence Acquisitionː This study aimed to perform a narrative review of the available
evidence of possible relationships between chrono type, depression and physical
activities. The Electronic searches of the published literature were performed in the
databases National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, in 2019, for the
last five years in the adult populat.. View More»