component of the SF-36 while the usual care group demonstrated only slight improvement (p
= .11). All participants demonstrated a decline in self-reported depressive symptoms (GDS).
With respect to changes in physical function, there was a trend for participants in the exercise
condition to experience a greater improvement in physical disability score from baseline (p = .
08). Participants in the usual care group experienced slight improvements in physical disability,
while participants in the sertraline condition experienced slight declines. Participants in the
exercise condition demonstrated improvements on all but 1 measure of physical function,
whereas participants in the sertraline condition only demonstrated improvements on 3 measures
of physical function.