SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Effectiveness of Physical Activity in Primary Prevention of Anxiety: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
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- Effects of exercise therapy on disability, mobility, and quality of life in the elderly with chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Pooled it
- Digital Physical Activity Interventions for Mental Health Promotion of and Reduction in Addictive Behaviors: Integrative Comprehensive Review with a Focus on Personalization and Implementation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Review
- Exercise, cognition, and affective disorders.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- Physical activity as a modest behavioral pathway between parental marital conflict and adolescent anxiety: exploring gender differences.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The association between medical fitness facility attendance and incident mental disorders.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2025Article
- Factors Associated With Anxiety Symptoms in Older Adults Attending an Outpatient Geriatric Service: A Cross-Sectional Study.Aging medicine (Milton (N.S.W)) · 2025Article
- Triangulated evidence provides no support for bidirectional causal pathways between diet/physical activity and depression/anxiety.Psychological medicine · 2025Article
- The relationship between physical activity and depression, anxiety, and stress in college students: a mediating effect of diet.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Home Anxiety Assessment and Influencing Factors among Adolescent Athletes in Yantai City.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Association of habitual physical activity with depression and anxiety: a multicentre cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Efficacy of Intellect's self-guided anxiety and worry mobile health programme: A randomized controlled trial with an active control and a 2-week follow-up.PLOS digital health · 2023Article
- Promoting Physical Activity in a Primary Care Practice in People Living with Dementia and Their Family Caregivers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Do the various leisure forms have equal effects on mental health? A longitudinal analysis of self-selected leisure activities.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of physical activity in the primary prevention of anxiety. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was performed. RCTs were searched in seven electronic databases. We included RCTs that assessed either the incidence of anxiety or the reduction of anxiety symptoms which excluded participants with baseline anxiety. Measurements were required to have been made using validated instruments. Objective or subjective (with validated questionnaires) verification of the performance of physical activity was required. Three reviewers carried out the search, selection, data extraction, and risk assessment of Cochrane Collaboration's tool simultaneously and independently, reaching an agreement in their discrepancies by consensus. In addition, a meta-analysis of fixed-effects model was carried out. Three RCTs met inclusion criteria, comprising 350 patients from 3 different countries. A meta-analysis was performed using five comparisons extracted from the selected studies, and the pooled standardized mean difference (SMD) was -0.18 (95% CI: -0.44; 0.07),
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