ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2021
Effects of Basketball and Baduanjin Exercise Interventions on Problematic Smartphone Use and Mental Health among College Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 20 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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49 citing papers in PubMed, 20 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Traditional Chinese mind-body practices on anxiety levels in university students: a multilevel dose-response meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Therapeutic Interventions Targeted at Problematic Use of Digital Technology: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Evidence.JMIR mental health · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative effects of exercise modalities on depression, anxiety, and stress in university students: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Baduanjin exercise for improving the mental health of university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of mind-body therapies on anxiety, depression and sleep quality in college students: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- The Impact of Different Sports on Reducing Mobile Phone Addiction: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Addiction biology · 2025Pooled it
- The intervention effect of long-term exercise on depression and anxiety in college students: a three-level meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Optimal intensity and dose of exercise to improve university students' mental health: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of 48 randomized controlled trials.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Meta-analysis on intervention effects of exercise on Chinese children and adolescents with mobile phone dependence.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- A network meta-analysis of mind-body exercise interventions for internet addiction symptoms in young adults.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
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- The influence of different intervention measures on improving mobile phone addiction among teenagers or young adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- The intervention effect of physical and mental exercise on young adults internet addiction disorder: a systematic review and Bayesian model analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of physical exercise on mental health among university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- The effects of different exercise interventions on reducing internet addiction in adolescents or young adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of physical activity interventions on undergraduate students' mental health: systematic review and meta-analysis.Health promotion international · 2024Pooled it
- The effectiveness of physical activity interventions in improving higher education students' mental health: A systematic review.Health promotion international · 2024Pooled it
- Mixed comparison of interventions for different exercise types on students with Internet addiction: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of qigong exercise on the physical and mental health of college students: a systematic review and Meta-analysis.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of exercise and psychological interventions on smartphone addiction among university students: A systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
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Abstract
Problematic smartphone use (PSU) has become a prevalent issue worldwide. Previous studies suggest that physical exercising may effectively reduce smartphone users' addiction levels. Comparisons and further evaluations on the long-term effects of different types of exercise-based interventions on treating PSU remain to be investigated.
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