Objectives: The impact of postoperative complications after lung surgery for cancer is substantial, with the increasing age of patients and the presence of comorbidities. This systematic review summarises the effects of Preoperative Exercise Therapy (PET) in patients scheduled for lung surgery on...

Low aerobic performance levels have been considered one of the risk factors for premature mortality, regardless of presence of other health problems. The critical analysis of studies on the prevalence of low aerobic performance and associated factors may contribute to the epidemiological knowledg...

This comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the prevalence of Achilles tendinopathy (AT) in physical exercise (PE). Specifically, we estimate the overall risk of AT in physical exercise and compare sport-specific estimates of AT risk. PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, ...

Aim: Different intervention strategies can prevent type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Aim of the present systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the effectiveness of different strategies. Methods: Studies were grouped into 15 different strategies: 1: diet plus physical activity; 2: physical a...

Objective: To provide an overview of which psychosocial factors are related to physical activity participation for disabled people who intend to be active, to determine which interventions effectively improved physical activity and to identify how participants were described as intenders. Desi...

Background: The comprehensive meta-analysis aimed to explore the reductive effect of aerobic exercise on blood pressure of hypertensive patients. Methods: The related researches were selected from PubMed and Embase databases up to June 2016. Based on specific inclusive criteria, the eligible s...

Objective: To synthesize published literature that has tested the relationship between physical activity and alcohol use. Data source: A systematic review of literature published between January 2005 and May 2015 was conducted by searching the databases: PsychInfo, Medline, and Pubmed. Stud...

Introduction: Physical activity (PA) may be a protect factor against prostate cancer (PCa). We aim to investigate and establish the potential relationship between leisure time PA and PCa. Evidence acquisition: PubMed, Embase databases were searched for eligible studies (cohort) before Aug-11, ...

Introduction: This meta-analysis of cohort studies aimed to examine the dose-response relationships between LPTA (leisure time physical activity) and pneumonia mortality to provide some suggestions for the prevention of respiratory disease mortality. Evidence acquisition: PubMed, WOS database ...

Background: Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that is often preceded by excessive physical activity. As such, exercise is not often prescribed in the clinical management of individuals with anorexia nervosa. Objective: To examine the effects of supervised exercise training in patients wit...