The effect of exercise on anxiety in the elderly worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Physical 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, t...
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| author_facet | Mohsen Kazeminia Nader Salari Aliakbar Vaisi-Raygani Rostam Jalali Alireza Abdi Masoud Mohammadi Alireza Daneshkhah Melika Hosseinian-Far Shamarina Shohaimi |
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| description | Abstract Background Physical 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. Methods In 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. Results In 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. Conclusion Results 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27c3ce5da26743fab5cd91ea93c329f32022-12-22T00:44:35ZengBMCHealth and Quality of Life Outcomes1477-75252020-11-011811810.1186/s12955-020-01609-4The effect of exercise on anxiety in the elderly worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysisMohsen Kazeminia0Nader Salari1Aliakbar Vaisi-Raygani2Rostam Jalali3Alireza Abdi4Masoud Mohammadi5Alireza Daneshkhah6Melika Hosseinian-Far7Shamarina Shohaimi8Student Research Committee, Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesSchool of Computing, Electronics and Maths, Coventry UniversityDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM)Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University Putra MalaysiaAbstract Background Physical 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. Methods In 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. Results In 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. Conclusion Results 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.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-020-01609-4SportAnxietyElderlyMeta-analysis |
| spellingShingle | Mohsen Kazeminia Nader Salari Aliakbar Vaisi-Raygani Rostam Jalali Alireza Abdi Masoud Mohammadi Alireza Daneshkhah Melika Hosseinian-Far Shamarina Shohaimi The effect of exercise on anxiety in the elderly worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Sport Anxiety Elderly Meta-analysis |
| title | The effect of exercise on anxiety in the elderly worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_full | The effect of exercise on anxiety in the elderly worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_fullStr | The effect of exercise on anxiety in the elderly worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of exercise on anxiety in the elderly worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_short | The effect of exercise on anxiety in the elderly worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_sort | effect of exercise on anxiety in the elderly worldwide a systematic review and meta analysis |
| topic | Sport Anxiety Elderly Meta-analysis |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-020-01609-4 |
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