Objective: To synthesise randomised controlled trials (RCTs) regarding the effects of chronic exercise interventions on different domain-specific executive functions (EFs) among children and adolescents. Design: Systematic review with meta-analysis. Data sources: PsycINFO, PubMed, SPORTDisc...

Background In patients with frequent migraine, prophylactic treatments are used. Patients often request non-pharmacological alternatives. One treatment option can be aerobic exercise. The value of aerobic exercise as prophylactic treatment however needs to be determined. Methods A systematic...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Management of hypertension in chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains a major challenge. We conducted a systematic review to assess whether exercise is an effective strategy for lowering blood pressure in this population. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, AND MEASUREMENTS: We...

Purpose of review: The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigate the effect of resistance training on arterial stiffness (AS) in healthy subjects. Two electronic databases (PubMed and Scielo) were searched for randomized controlled trials comparing the effect of dynamic a...

Background To counteract decline in physical performance and physical activity in older patients during hospitalization, multiple physical interventions were developed. However, it is unknown whether these are effective in this particular population. This systematic review aimed to identify the ...

Objectives: We performed a meta-analysis of all of the available randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to investigate whether physical exercise contributes to weight loss or physical function improvement in adults receiving bariatric surgery. Methods: We searched PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Libra...

Background Obesity is considered a top public health concern, and its prevalence is growing every day. Thus, interventions to address this problem should be encouraged and further studied. In this regard, the aim of this review was to summarize the evidence of martial arts interventions to evalu...

Objective To determine whether, and to what extent, physical activity interventions affect the overall activity levels of children. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources Electronic databases (Embase, Medline, PsycINFO, SPORTDiscus) and reference lists of included studies and ...

Background and purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of augmented exercise therapy on gait, gait-related activities, and (basic and extended) activities of daily living within the first 6 months poststroke. Methods: A systematic literature search in electronic databas...

产后抑郁症会对母亲的身心健康以及孩子的成长和情绪发展产生不利影响。本研究的目的是评估基于运动/身体活动的干预措施在预防和治疗初产期和多产期妇女产后抑郁症状至产后52周结束时的有效性。在电子数据库中检索了已发表和未发表的基于运动/身体活动干预的随机对照试验，这些干预措施在预防和治疗产后4至52周妇女抑郁症状和提高健康相关生活质量方面。对研究结果进行meta分析，并计算可信区间的效应量。使用建议分级评估和开发与评价（GRADE）系统来确定效果估计的置信度。在多个国家进行的18项试验符合纳入标准。与常规护理，非干预和主动对照相比，大多数运动干预都是有氧和教练。集体观察到基于运动的干预措施在减少...