The anxiolytic effects of exercise for people with anxiety and related disorders: An update of the available meta-analytic evidence.
Anxiety
Exercise
OCD
PTSD
Physical activity
Stress
Journal
Psychiatry research
ISSN: 1872-7123
Titre abrégé: Psychiatry Res
Pays: Ireland
ID NLM: 7911385
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2021
08 2021
Historique:
received:
16
04
2021
accepted:
30
05
2021
pubmed:
15
6
2021
medline:
25
2
2023
entrez:
14
6
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Exercise as a treatment option for people with mental disorders is a field of growing interest. The increased number of published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the effects of exercise in the treatment of anxiety and related disorders in recent years calls for an update of the available meta-analytic evidence. Electronic databases (PubMed, CINAHL, PSYCArticles, and Embase) were searched up to 17.2.2021, for RCTs evaluating the effects of exercise on anxiety and stress symptoms in adults with anxiety and related disorders. A random effects meta-analysis was conducted. A total of 13 RCTs comprising 731 adult participants (exercise n=376; control n=355) were included. Exercise had a small, bordering medium, but statistically significant effect on decreasing anxiety symptoms compared to control condition (standardized mean difference=-0.425, 95%CI -0.67 to -0.17; I
Identifiants
pubmed: 34126464
pii: S0165-1781(21)00343-7
doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114046
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Anti-Anxiety Agents
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
114046Subventions
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MR/T021780/1
Pays : United Kingdom
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier B.V.