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ArticleBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2018

Recreational soccer as sport medicine for middle-aged and older adults: a systematic review.

Hao Luo, Robert U Newton, Fadi Ma'ayah, Daniel A Galvão, Dennis R Taaffe

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Article in BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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25citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hao LuoDepartment of Exercise and Health Sciences, Guangdong Vocational Institute of Sport, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Robert U NewtonExercise Medicine Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia.
Fadi Ma'ayahSchool of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia.
Daniel A GalvãoExercise Medicine Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia.
Dennis R TaaffeExercise Medicine Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia.
Edith Cowan University · AUUniversity of Queensland · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStrategies to prevent or attenuate the age-related decline in physical and physiological function and reduce chronic disease risk factors are of clinical importance.

objectiveTo examine the health benefits of recreational soccer in middle-aged and older adults.

designSystematic review in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. DATA SOURCES: All available records up until 9 June 2017 in PubMed, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL Plus, PsycINFO and Cochrane Library databases. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES: All randomised trials with or without a control group (randomised controlled trials or randomised uncontrolled trials) and non-randomised controlled trials that used recreational soccer, which includes small-sided soccer games, as the sole or principal intervention, and reported relevant effects in untrained/sedentary, healthy or unhealthy adults aged 40 years and above were included.

resultsFive trials described in 13 articles were included, which scored 6-9 out of 12 points on the modified Delphi quality rating scale. The duration was from 12 to 52 weeks, with various frequencies, volumes and game formats performed both outdoors and indoors with men and women. The trials indicate that recreational soccer may result in improvement in cardiovascular function, body composition and functional ability, although no significant changes were observed in postural balance.

conclusionRecreational soccer should be considered an alternative exercise modality for untrained, healthy or unhealthy middle-aged and older adults of both sexes to maintain an active lifestyle and mitigate a wide array of physical and physiological age-related changes.

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diseaseshealthymiddle-aged adultsolder adultsrecreational soccersystematic review

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PMID30112181
PMCPMC6089298
OpenAlexW2886906712

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