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SynthesisRevista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999)

Web-based exercise interventions for patients with depressive and anxiety disorders: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

Lara Carneiro, Simon Rosenbaum, Philip B Ward, Filipe M Clemente, Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo, Renato S Monteiro-Júnior, Alexandre Martins, José Afonso

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Synthesis in Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Resistance Training before, during, and after COVID-19 Infection: What Have We Learned So Far?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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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

8 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Lara CarneiroDepartamento de Ciências da Educação Física e Desporto, Universidade da Maia, Castêlo da Maia, Maia, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4385-5290
Simon RosenbaumSchool of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8984-4941
Philip B WardSchool of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5779-7722
Filipe M ClementeInstituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Escola Superior Desporto e Lazer, Viana do Castelo, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9813-2842
Rodrigo Ramirez-CampilloDepartamento de Ciencias de la Actividad Física, Universidad de Los Lagos, Santiago, Chile.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2035-3279
Renato S Monteiro-JúniorPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8472-262X
Alexandre MartinsCentro de Investigação, Formação, Inovação e Intervenção em Desporto, Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6379-0378
José AfonsoCentro de Investigação, Formação, Inovação e Intervenção em Desporto, Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2038-393X
Universidade do Porto · PTBlack Dog Institute · AUCentro de Investigação em Artes e Comunicação · PTPolytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo · PTUniversidade Estadual de Montes Claros · BRUniversidad Mayor · CLUNSW Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe number of people suffering from depression and/or anxiety has increased steadily due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In this context, web-based exercise interventions have emerged as a potential treatment strategy. The objective of this study was to synthetize evidence from randomized controlled trials regarding the effects of web-based exercise interventions on patients with depressive and/or anxiety disorders.

methodsPreferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were followed. Six databases were searched (Cochrane Library, EBSCO, PubMed, SciELO, Scopus, and Web of Science), and eligible articles were identified according to a PICOS inclusion-exclusion approach (participants with depressive or anxiety disorders; web-based exercise interventions; active or passive control group; assessment of changes in depressive or anxiety disorders; randomized design). Primary outcomes were depressive and/or anxiety symptoms. The quality of evidence was assessed with Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation.

resultsOf 7,846 search results, three studies met the inclusion criteria (172 participants between 18 and 65 years of age, 95.9% women). The web-based exercise interventions lasted 8-12 weeks and involved endurance training, yoga, or combined endurance and strength training. The comparators involved non-exercise controls or active controls. Compliance rates were low. Web-based exercise interventions were not superior to controls regarding anxiety symptoms, and only one study found benefits for depressive symptoms (p ≤ 0.05). The quality of the cumulative evidence was low.

conclusionThe available data regarding the effects of web-based exercise interventions on depression and/or anxiety symptoms is scarce, the risk of bias is high, and the quality of the cumulative results is low. Currently, no clear recommendations can be provided. REGISTRATION NUMBER: PROSPERO CRD42021225938.

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COVID-19Resistance TrainingAged, 80 and overAnxiety DisordersDepressionFemaleHumansInternetMaleQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Identifiers

PMID34852034
PMCPMC9169482
OpenAlexW3217463357

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Registered trials

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