SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
The Effect of Muscular Strength on Depression Symptoms in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Comparative effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions on depression and anxiety in aging populations: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
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- Association of physical fitness and overweight with mental and behavioural diagnoses in a population-based cohort of 156 202 young men.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2026Article
- Associations between muscle strength and mental health in older adults.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2026Article
- Association between lower limb strength, anxiety, and depression symptoms in older adults.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2026Article
- Associations between muscle-strengthening exercise and depressive and anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Associations between sarcopenia and domains of quality of life in older adults: a population-based cross-sectional study.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2025Article
- Internet-Based Psycho-Physical Exercise Intervention Program in Mild-to-Moderate Depression: The Study Protocol of the SONRIE Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Muscle Strength and Cardiovascular Health in MASLD: A Prospective Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
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- Association of Physical Performance with Mental and Physical Health-Related Quality of Life and Low Back Pain-Related Disabilities among Older Adults with Severe Obesity.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Physical activity and depressive symptoms in youth.Translational pediatrics · 2024Article
- The association between maximal muscle strength, disease severity and psychopharmacotherapy among young to middle-aged inpatients with affective disorders - a prospective pilot study.BMC psychiatry · 2024Observational
- Exploring the Association between Elevated Anxiety Symptoms and Low Skeletal Muscle Mass among Asymptomatic Adults: A Population-Based Study in Republic of Korea.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Intestinal microbiome and maternal mental health: preventing parental stress and enhancing resilience in mothers.Communications biology · 2024Article
- Physical function as a marker to assess the effects of occupational long-term pesticide exposure.PloS one · 2024Article
- Muscle Quality Index is inversely associated with psychosocial variables among Chilean adolescents.BMC public health · 2023Article
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
The aim was to systematically review the relationship between muscular strength (MS) and depression symptoms (DS) among adults, and conduct a meta-analysis to determine the pooled odds ratio (OR) for the relationship between MS and DS. The strategies employed in this systematic review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. Studies published up to December 2019 were systematically identified by searching in the PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science electronic databases. Inclusion criteria were: (1) cross-sectional, longitudinal and intervention studies; (2) outcomes included depression or DS; (3) participants were adults and older adults; and (4) the articles were published in English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish. A total of 21 studies were included in the review, totalling 87,508 adults aged ≥18 years, from 26 countries. The systematic review findings suggest that MS has a positive effect on reducing DS. Meta-analysis findings indicate that MS is inversely and significantly related to DS 0.85 (95% CI: 0.80, 0.89). Interventions aiming to improve MS have the potential to promote mental health and prevent depression. Thus, public health professionals could use MS assessment and improvement as a strategy to promote mental health and prevent depression.
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