Exercise for depression in older adults: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials adjusting for publication bias

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 247-254

  Schuch, Felipe B ^a,b   Vancampfort, Davy ^c   Rosenbaum, Simon ^d,e   Richards, Justin ^f   Ward, Philip B ^d,e   Veronese, Nicola ^g   Solmi, Marco ^g   Cadore, Eduardo L ^b   Stubbs, Brendon ^h,i  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e INGHAM INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^h SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Exercise; Meta analysis; Older adults; Publication bias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PUBLISHING; AGE; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLICATION BIAS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84984597005     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/1516-4446-2016-1915     Document Type: Review

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