ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022
The Effectiveness of Physical Activity Interventions on Depression in Korea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled 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.
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.
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A META analysis and systematic review of the effects of exercise interventions on middle-aged and elderly patients with depression.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- [Trends and Associated Factors of Moderate-to-vigorous Physical Activity among Adults Based on the Korea Community Health Survey Data].Jugan geon-gang gwa jilbyeong · 2025Article
- Does physical exercise inhibit smoking behavior? Evidence from the China General Social Survey.Frontiers in public health · 2025Observational
- A test of the mediating effects of social interaction, physical fitness, and alleviation of negative emotions in the influence of physical exercise on residents' subjective wellbeing-empirical analysis based on CGSS 2023.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Influencing Factors on the Efficacy of Aerobic Exercise Therapy in Depression: A Single-Centre Cross-Sectional Study.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2024Article
- The relationship between physical activity and psychological sub-health among high altitude region Tibetan college students.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Implementing exercise recommendations into clinical practice-new findings from mental health professionals' and patients' perspectives in a university psychiatric setting.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Benefits of Urban Forest Healing Program on Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Depressive Patients.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Exercise for Mental Well-Being: Exploring Neurobiological Advances and Intervention Effects in Depression.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
Abstract
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Korea has ranked first in the OECD, with a prevalence of 36.8% of depression. Thus, this study aimed to estimate the effect size of physical activity as an alternative tool for depression symptoms using meta-analysis. A meta-analysis on depressive symptoms was performed on 18 studies published in Korean domestic journals. The moderating variables hypothesized in this study included age groups of participants; depressive symptoms; and frequency, intensity, time, type, and duration of the intervention. The overall effect size of physical activity on depression was moderate (0.56 [95% CI: 0.39 to 0.91]). Specifically, physical activity was slightly more effective in reducing depression in participants with an 18-64 age group compared to older people over 65 years old, while it was most effective for participants without depressive symptoms compared to participants with mild and severe symptoms. Further, the subgroup analysis revealed that performing two times a week for 30 to 60 min with progressive intensity for 1-8 weeks may be the most effective for Koreans. The results of this study can provide guidelines for the most effective physical activity program for Koreans.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.