The effect of exercise on anxiety in the elderly worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Shamarina Shohaimi¹  Nader Salari²  Melika Hosseinian-Far³  Rostam Jalali⁴  Aliakbar Vaisi-Raygani⁴  Alireza Abdi⁴  Masoud Mohammadi⁴  Alireza Daneshkhah⁵  Mohsen Kazeminia⁶ 

[1] Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran;Department of Food Science and Technology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM), Mashhad, Iran;Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran;School of Computing, Electronics and Maths, Coventry University, London, UK;Student Research Committee, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran;

关键词: Sport;    Anxiety;    Elderly;    Meta-analysis;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12955-020-01609-4

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundPhysical activity and exercise are among the most important, simplest, and cheapest approaches to anxiety treatment, especially for the elderly. Their positive effects on improvement of mental disorders in the elderly have attracted a considerable level of attention. Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the effect of sport on reducing anxiety in the elderly using meta-analysis.MethodsIn this study, national and international databases of SID, MagIran, IranMedex, IranDoc, Cochrane, Embase, ScienceDirect, Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science were searched to find studies published electronically from 1999 to 2019. Heterogeneity between the collected studies was determined using the Cochran's test (Q) and I2. Due to presence of heterogeneity, the random effects model was used to estimate the standardized mean difference of sport test scores obtained from the measurement of anxiety reduction among the elderly, between the intervention group before and after the test.ResultsIn this meta-analysis and systematic review, 19 papers finally met the inclusion criteria. The overall sample size of all collected studies for the meta-analysis was 841 s. Mean anxiety score before and after intervention were 38.7 ± 5.6 33.7 ± 3.4 respectively, denoting a decrease in anxiety score after intervention.ConclusionResults of this study indicates that Sport significantly reduces Anxiety in the Elderly. Therefore, a regular exercise program can be considered as a part of the elderly care program.

【 授权许可】

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