Background Recently, the application of meditative practices to the treatment of depressive disorders has met with increasing clinical and scientific interest, owing to a lower side-effect burden, potential reduction of polypharmacy, and theoretical considerations that such interventions may tar...

Objective: To evaluate the effect of aerobic exercise on cognitive function in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis of aerobic exercise intervention for cognitive function in older adults with MCI. Data sources: PubMed, EMBASE, SinoMed, Chin...

Physical activity and sedentary behaviour are associated with metabolic and mental health during childhood and adolescence. Understanding the interrelationships between these behaviours will help to inform intervention design. This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesized evidence from o...

Background: Although people with severe mental illness (SMI) show high sedentary behaviour (SB) levels, there is little research on how SB patterns influence health and which type of intervention is the most critical for reducing this behaviour. The aims of this study are to examine associations ...

BACKGROUND: Sedentary behaviour is associated with risk of depression. We review and quantitatively summarise the evidence from observational studies in a meta-analysis. METHODS: We searched the PubMed, Web of Knowledge, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure and Wanfang databases for observ...

How physically active and sedentary people with epilepsy are is unclear. We conducted a meta-analysis to investigate physical activity and sedentary behavior levels compared with the general population in people with epilepsy across the lifespan. Embase, PubMed, PsycARTICLES, and CINAHL Plus were...

Background: Low levels of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) are independent risk factors for cardiovascular disease and premature mortality in people with major depressive disorder (MDD). Aims: Investigate levels of PA and SB and their predictors in people with MDD. Methods: El...

Background: Both physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) are important factors for healthy ageing. This systematic review aimed to determine the association of objectively assessed (instrumented) PA and SB with global cognitive function in older adults. Methods: PubMed, Embase, the Co...

Purpose An emerging body of evidence has shown the therapeutic effect of both mindful and non-mindful physical exercises on the treatment of depression. The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of mindful and non-mindful physical exercises as an intervention in managing depressi...

Introduction Tai Chi is an attractive exercise to improve cardiovascular health. This review aimed to synthesize articles written both in Chinese and in English to evaluate the effects of Tai Chi-based cardiac rehabilitation on aerobic endurance, psychosocial well-being and cardiovascular diseas...