Recent epidemiological findings have suggested that urban atmospheric pollution may have adverse effects on the cardiovascular system as well as on the respiratory system. We carried out an exhaustive search of published studies investigating links between coronary heart disease and urban atmosph...

Objective: To determine the effects of physical exercise on depression or depressive symptoms among the aged. Method: A literature search covering various medical databases was conducted to identify randomised controlled trials (RCT's) about the effects of exercise treatments on depression or ...

Objective: To determine whether older cognitively impaired people benefit from physical training with regard to motor performance or fall risk reduction and to critically evaluate the methodologic approach in identified randomized controlled intervention trials. Design: Published randomized co...

Objective—To determine whether aerobic exercise improves aerobic capacity in individuals with stroke. Design—A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Databases searched—MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Physiotherapy Evidence Database were searched....

Background: Despite major advances in pharmacological treatment of chronic heart failure (CHF), a number of patients still suffer from dyspnoea, fatigue, diminished exercise capacity and poor quality of life. It is in this context that exercise training is being intensively evaluated for any a...

Physical activity in adolescence may contribute to the development of healthy adult lifestyles, helping reduce chronic disease incidence. However, definition of the optimal amount of physical activity in adolescence requires addressing a number of scientifIc challenges. This article reviews the e...

有氧运动结合强度训练、柔韧性运动及日常活动可以减少老年人的药物依赖性, 降低医疗成本, 提高老年人的生活质量。然而, 由于患者接受了不恰当的运动指导, 往往不能从运动中充分受益。有效的运动处方应根据疾病特征提出建议, 包括运动的频率、强度、形式、时间和级数。身体活动的转变需要多种动机性策略, 既包括运动指导也包括运动目标设定、自我监测和解决问题的教育。帮助患者识别有益于情绪和身体的合适活动、不测事件及社会支持, 从而增加运动持续率, 容易获得满意的健康结果。通过与患者接触和社会支持, 医生能够促进生活模式的改变, 这对老年人的健康至关重要

目的:体育活动的心理健康效应已逐步为人们所认识。探析体育活动与心理健康的关系,充分利用高校体育教育来促进大学生的身心健康,为维护与促进大学生心理健康开辟新的有效途径。资料来源:应用计算机检索PUBMED1985-06/2004-08期间的相关文章,检索词为“psychologicalhealth,sportseducation”,并限定文章语言种类为English。同时计算机检索万方数据库1993-03/2004-08期间的相关文章,检索词为“体育、心理健康”,并限定文章语言种类为中文。资料选择:对资料进行初审,并查看每篇文献后的引文。纳入标准:文章所述内容应与体育及心理健康研究相关。排...

BACKGROUND: Physical exercise has been identified as a potential intervention to improve quality of life in women with breast cancer. We sought to summarize the available evidence concerning the effects of exercise on breast cancer patients and survivors. METHODS: We searched the Cochrane Central...

The relationship between excess abdominal adipose tissue, metabolic and cardiovascular health risk has stimulated interest in the efficacy of physical activity in specifically perturbing this adipose depot. The evolution of imaging techniques has enabled more direct measurement of changes in abd...