Effect of Physical Exercise on Patients Suffering from Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

Change Proposal Presentation
Name
Instructor
Institution
Date
The intervention
The capstone change proposal is the effect of physical exercise on the healthcare outcomes of patients suffering from Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).while it has often been dealt with medically, MDD continues to have a serious impact on the patients and the families of these patients from a financial standpoint. The use of antidepressants over and over again shows not only increased resistance but also a need for a more pocket-friendly yet effective alternative. Physical exercise is this alternative, and embracing such a change can be impactful for these patients.
Evidence-based literature
Various literary works were used in this case. Each had distinct objectives and findings, but the everyday basis is that they all added to form essential building blocks for the importance of physical exercise in combatting MDD. For example, Gao et al. (2018) wanted to find out whether machine learning can predict treatment outcomes for MDD. This, in turn, links up to the technological interpretation of the impacts of physical exercise on MDD. Santomauro et al. (2021) provided a brief historical background of MDD by determining the prevalence of MDD during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Fonseka et al. (2018) studied how neuroimaging biomarkers can predict MDD treatment outcomes.
Objectives
The study's objectives are to evaluate and determine the suitability and effectiveness of physical activities in managing major depressive disorder across the entire population. This study will be of great importance especially given the current high healthcare costs in the country. Physical exercise is in itself an intervention worth studying more about, given its increased application in other facets of general lifestyle (Grieken et al. 2018). The introduction of self-management procedures where patients can easily affect specific treatment approaches by themselves will help significantly reduce the costs involved in the treatment of MDD.
Resources needed
To fully implement this, human, financial, and technical resources are needed. Human resou...