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ReviewJournal of functional morphology and kinesiology2025

Exploring Exercise Interventions for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Scoping Review.

Irene-Chrysovalanto Themistocleous, Stelios Hadjisavvas, Elena Papamichael, Christina Michailidou, Michalis A Efstathiou, Manos Stefanakis

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Review in Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis 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.

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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. 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

6 authors.

Irene-Chrysovalanto ThemistocleousDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Nicosia, Nicosia CY-2417, Cyprus.
Stelios HadjisavvasDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Nicosia, Nicosia CY-2417, Cyprus.
Elena PapamichaelDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Nicosia, Nicosia CY-2417, Cyprus.
Christina MichailidouDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Nicosia, Nicosia CY-2417, Cyprus.
Michalis A EfstathiouDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Nicosia, Nicosia CY-2417, Cyprus.
Manos StefanakisDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Nicosia, Nicosia CY-2417, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0002-3365-7768

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most prevalent sleep disorder caused by breathing difficulties, characterized by repeated episodes of airway blockage while sleeping. Various interventions have been used to improve the symptoms and overall health of individuals with OSA. However, few studies have focused on the impact of exercise on OSA.

Indexed as

exerciseexercise trainingobstructive sleep apneaoropharyngeal exercisesOSArespiratory muscle training

Identifiers

PMID40700189
PMCPMC12286203

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