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SynthesisSleep medicine reviews2021

Physical activity and sleep: An updated umbrella review of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee report.

Christopher E Kline, Charles H Hillman, Bonny Bloodgood Sheppard, Bethany Tennant, David E Conroy, Richard F Macko, David X Marquez, Steven J Petruzzello, Kenneth E Powell, Kirk I Erickson

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Synthesis in Sleep medicine reviews, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 82 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

82 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Christopher E KlineDepartment of Health and Human Development, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Electronic address: chriskline@pitt.edu.
Charles H HillmanDepartment of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Physical Therapy, Movement, & Rehabilitation Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
Bonny Bloodgood SheppardICF Next, Fairfax, VA, USA.
Bethany TennantICF Next, Fairfax, VA, USA.
David E ConroyDepartment of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Richard F MackoDepartment of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
David X MarquezDepartment of Kinesiology and Nutrition, Center for Research on Health and Aging, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Steven J PetruzzelloDepartment of Kinesiology & Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Kenneth E PowellCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (Retired), Atlanta, GA, USA.
Kirk I EricksonDepartment of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Funding

A Novel Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease: The Insomnia-Short Sleep PhenotypK23HL118318 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI KLINE, CHRISTOPHER EDWARD · 2014 to 2018
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NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL118318
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Physical activity (PA) is widely considered to improve sleep, but a comprehensive review of the research on this topic has not been performed. In this umbrella review, conducted initially for the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Advisory Committee and updated to reflect more recent research, we examined whether PA enhances sleep outcomes across the lifespan as well as among individuals with sleep disorders. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses were utilized to assess the evidence. We also examined dose-response considerations and whether the association between PA and sleep was moderated by various factors (e.g., timing, sociodemographic characteristics). We found strong evidence that both acute bouts of PA and regular PA improved sleep outcomes. Moderate evidence indicated that longer bouts of PA (both acute and regular) improved sleep, and that the effects of PA on sleep outcomes were generally preserved across adult age groups and sex. Finally, moderate evidence demonstrated that PA improved sleep in adults with insomnia symptoms or obstructive sleep apnea. Several important areas in need of future research were also identified. Overall, the review supported the claim that PA improves sleep, but highlighted gaps that need to be addressed to facilitate more widespread utilization of PA for improving sleep.

Indexed as

Advisory CommitteesExerciseAdultHumansSleepExerciseInsomniaObstructive sleep apneaPhysical activitySedentary behaviorSleep

Identifiers

PMID33934046
PMCPMC8338757

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