BACKGROUND: Cancer and its treatment significantly impact the quality of life (QOL) of adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients. This meta-analysis examined the effects of exercise interventions on the generic and cancer-specific QOL of AYA cancer patients and survivors. METHODS: Four database...

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...

Background: Cycling has been suggested to be related to risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. However, a quantitative comprehensive assessment of the dose–response association of cycling with risk of all-cause and CVD mortality has not been reported. We performed a meta-an...

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...

Purpose: To estimate the strength and shape of the dose–response relationship between sedentary behaviour and all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer mortality, and incident type 2 diabetes (T2D), adjusted for physical activity (PA).  Data Sources: Pubmed, Web of Knowledge, Medline, E...

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 Age-related cognitive decline is a pervasive problem in the ageing population. Baduanjin training is a mind-body exercise with the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine, and increasing numbers of studies have reported its usefulness in modulating the cognitive performance of...

Resistance and aerobic exercises are both recommended as effective treatments for people with type 2 diabetes. However, the optimum type of exercise for the disease remains to be determined to inform clinical decision-making and facilitate personalized exercise prescription. Our objective was to ...

Background Exercise is one choice of additional treatment for smoking cessation by relieving nicotine withdrawal symptoms and smoking craving. The possible mechanism of the effect of exercise on relieving nicotine withdrawal symptoms and smoking craving is including affect, biological, and cogni...

Objective To assess the effect of physical activity on cognitive domains in persons with dementia or mild cognitive impairment. Design An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials were performed. Methods A literature search was performed in PubMed, ...