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SynthesisThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2024

Effects of physical training on depression and related quality of life in pre-frail and frail older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Wei-Han Weng, Yin-Hsiang Wang, Nai-Chen Yeh, Yea-Ru Yang, Ray-Yau Wang

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Synthesis in The journal of nutrition, health & aging, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wei-Han WengDepartment of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yin-Hsiang WangDepartment of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Nai-Chen YehDepartment of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yea-Ru YangDepartment of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ray-Yau WangDepartment of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: rywang@nycu.edu.tw.
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TW

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo investigate the effects of physical training on depression and related quality of life in pre-frail and frail individuals.

designA systematic review and meta-analysis.

participantsPre-frail and frail older adults.

methodsFive electronic databases, including PubMed, Cochrane, Medline, CINAHL, and Wiley were searched through December 2023. Randomized controlled trials (RCT) comparing physical training with usual care, health education, or light-intensity exercise were included. Outcomes included depression and depression-related quality of life. The quality of the included studies was assessed using Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) score, and the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool was used to assess the risk of bias. Meta-analysis was performed using the RevMan5.4. The certainty of the evidence was evaluated by The Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach.

resultsTen articles with 589 participants met the inclusion criteria and were included. The pooled analysis indicated that depression (SMD = -0.55, 95%CI = -0.92, -0.17, p = 0.004) and mental health status in life (SMD = 1.05, 95%CI = 0.59, 1.50, p < 0.00001) improved significantly in the experimental group. The results of subgroup analysis revealed that the beneficial effects of physical training were significant only in frail older adults but not in pre-frail older adults.

conclusionThis meta-analysis showed that the positive effects of physical training on depression and related quality of life were evident for people with frailty. However, no positive results were observed in pre-frail older adults, indicating the need for further investigation in this subgroup.

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DepressionFrail ElderlyQuality of LifeAgedAged, 80 and overExerciseExercise TherapyFemaleHumansMaleRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicDepressionFrailPhysical trainingPre-frailQuality of life

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PMID38643610
PMCPMC12275814
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