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The intervention effect of exercise on the attention of patients with depression: a systematic review
Haijun Dong1, Cong Liu2, Man Qin3
1Department of Physical Education, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
Objective:
This paper aims to systematically evaluate the intervention effect of exercise on the attention of patients with depression.
Methods:
The randomized controlled trials of exercise intervention on the attention of patients with depression in six databases were retrieved by computer, and the quality of the included literature was evaluated by the PEDro scale. The meta-analysis, subgroup analysis, publication bias test, and sensitivity analysis were performed by Stata 17.0, and the quality of evidence was evaluated by GRADEpro.
Results:
A total of 11 literature involving 924 patients with depression were included. The results showed that exercise could improve the attention of patients with depression (Hedge's g = 0.17, p = 0.01), exercise intensity (p = 0.00) had a regulatory effect on the intervention effect, and exercise form (p = 0.77), exercise duration (p = 0.58) and exercise cycle (p = 0.66) had no regulatory effect on the intervention effect.
Conclusion:
Exercise can improve the attention of patients with depression, among which moderate intensity has the best effect. This study has been registered on the international prospective register of systematic reviews Prospero (CRD4202477699).
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