A study examining the effectiveness of an aerobic exercise intervention (compared to a waiting list control condition) on depressive symptoms in HIV-infected adults was discussed in the text. What was the main outcome of this work?
A) No change in depressive symptoms for either group (exercise or control)
B) Increase in depressive symptoms in exercise group; no change in control
C) Decrease in depressive symptoms in exercise group; no change in control
D) No change in depressive symptoms in exercise group; increase in symptoms in control group

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Exercise interventions are often associated with a reduction in depressive symptoms, suggesting that the participants in the exercise group experienced a decrease in such symptoms while those in the control group did not show any change.

A Study Examining the Effectiveness of an Aerobic Exercise Intervention