SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Effects of Olympic Combat Sports on Older Adults' Health Status: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05275140 (Effectiveness of Adapted Taekwondo, Multi-component Training and Walking on Health Status in Independent Older Women), which is not on this map. Cited by 26 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effectiveness of Adapted Taekwondo, Multi-component Training and Walking on Health Status in Independent Older Women: a Randomized Controlled Trial With Group and Inter-individual Analysis
Who cites it
26 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of boxing interventions on physical fitness and health-related quality of life in older people with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of olympic combat sports on physical fitness in non-athlete students: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Olympic Combat Sports on Health-Related Quality of Life in Middle-Aged and Older People: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of 12 weeks of functional training vs. Muay Thai on cardiac autonomic modulation and hemodynamic parameters in older adults: a randomized clinical trial.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2024Trial
- Impact of adapted taekwondo vs. multicomponent training on health status in independent older women: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2023Trial
- Sanda training for youth athletes: a comprehensive review of health benefits, injury prevention, and long-term development.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- Comparative Effects of Adapted Taekwondo Versus Tai Chi on Health Status in Independent Older Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effects of Different Interventions Using Taekwondo, Boxing, and Elastic Band Training on Body Composition and Physical Function in Chilean Older Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Kata selection trends in top-level para-karate competitions: a multi-championship study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Combat sports and wellbeing: advancing health and inclusion in athletes and practitioners. An opinion paper.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Effect of an adapted Taekwondo-based intervention on functional and motor abilities in elderly care home residents: a study protocol.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2025Article
- The effects of taekwondo on depression symptoms and cognitive function: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Review
- Neural mechanisms and social support for mental health in old age by martial arts exercise.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Review
- Enhancing motivation for initiation and continuation of physical activity in older adults using sensory augmentation devices: a preliminary pre-post study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Stress-Related Hormonal and Psychological Changes to Simulated and Official Judo Black Belt Examination in Older Tori and Adult Uke: An Exploratory Observational Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Hand-to-hand combat in the 21st century-INNOAGON warrior or modern gladiator?-a prospective study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of an adapted fencing intervention in breast cancer surgery post-operative care: the RIPOSTE pilot randomized trial.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Judo for older adults: the coaches' knowledge and needs of education.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Effects of Olympic Combat Sports on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Non-Athlete Population: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Educational Needs for Coaching Judo in Older Adults: The EdJCO Focus Groups.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
The aim of this systematic review was to analyse the studies centered on the effects of Olympic combat sports (OCS [i.e., boxing, fencing, judo, karate, taekwondo, wrestling]) on older adults' physical-functional, physiological, and psychoemotional health status. The review comprised randomised-controlled trials with OCS interventions, including older adults (≥60 years), and measures of physical-functional, physiological, and/or psychoemotional health. The studies were searched through SCOPUS, PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and EBSCO databases until 5 January 2021. The PRISMA-P and TESTEX scales were used to assess the quality of the selected studies. The protocol was registered in PROSPERO (code: CRD42020204034). Twelve OCS intervention studies were found (scored ≥ 60% for methodological quality), comprising 392 females and 343 males (mean age: 69.6 years), participating in boxing, judo, karate, and taekwondo. The qualitative analysis revealed that compared to controls, OCS training improved muscle strength, cardiorespiratory capacity, agility, balance, movement, attention, memory, mental health, anxiety, and stress tolerance. Meta-analysis was available only for the chair stand test, and an improvement was noted after OCS training compared to control. In conclusion, OCS interventions improves older adults' physical-functional, physiological, and psychoemotional health. Our systematic review confirms that OCS training has high adherence (greater than 80%) in older adults.
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