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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Benefits of Exercise on Influenza or Pneumonia in Older Adults: A Systematic Review.

Yang Song, Feng Ren, Dong Sun, Meizi Wang, Julien S Baker, Bíró István, Yaodong Gu

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Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Yang SongFaculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
Feng RenFaculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
Dong SunFaculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia Veszeprem, Veszprém 8200, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0002-7634-5668
Meizi WangFaculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia Veszeprem, Veszprém 8200, Hungary.
Julien S BakerDepartment of Sport and Physical Education, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong 999077, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9093-7897
Bíró IstvánFaculty of Engineering, University of Szeged, 6724 Szeged, Hungary.
Yaodong GuFaculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.

Funding

K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University 2019National Key R&D Program of China 2018YFF0300905National Natural Science Foundation of China 81772423NSFC - RSE Joint Project 81911530253
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A coronavirus pandemic has recently become one of the greatest threats the world is facing. Older adults are under a high risk of infection because of weaker immune systems. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to summarize the recent scientific evidence that outlines the effects of exercise on influenza or pneumonia in older adults. An electronic literature search was conducted using the WEB OF SCIENCE, SCIENCEDIRECT and GOOGLE SCHOLAR databases using the following keywords, "Exercise," "Older adult," "Influenza," and "Pneumonia." Any randomized control trials, cross-sectional and observational studies that related to this topic were all included. Twenty studies met the eligibility criteria for this review. Thirteen randomized control trials investigated the effects of exercise on the immune responses to influenza or pneumonia vaccination: seven trials employed moderate aerobic exercise, three employed resistance exercise, and the remaining three used Asian martial arts or special home-based exercises. Five cross-sectional and two observational studies examined the associations between exercise/physical condition and influenza/pneumonia. Most of the current studies suggested that prolonged moderate aerobic exercise may help to reduce the risk of influenza-related infection and improve the immune responses to influenza or pneumonia vaccination in older adults. In addition, training in traditional Asian martial arts was also found to be beneficial. Future research should focus on the different effects of moderate and vigorous exercise on influenza-related diseases.

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Exercise TherapyInfluenza, HumanPneumonia, ViralAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleObservational Studies as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk Assessmentexerciseinfluenzaolder adultspneumonia

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PMID32294922
PMCPMC7215850

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