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The effect of physical exercise on depression among college students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Haopeng Zhang, Shahabuddin Bin Hashim, Dandan Huang, Bowen Zhang

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Synthesis in PeerJ, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Haopeng ZhangSchool of Educational Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
Shahabuddin Bin HashimSchool of Educational Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
Dandan HuangSchool of Educational Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
Bowen ZhangSchool of Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies, City University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: The goal of the present research was to evaluate the effectiveness of physical exercise intervention in enhancing psychological well-being and decreasing symptoms of depression among college students, adopting a systematic review and meta-analysis. Methodology: The study was performed by searching four databases (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library) to determine randomized controlled trials (RCTs) exploring the impacts of physical exercise therapies among college students with symptoms of depression. The sequential execution of a meta-analyses, subgroup analyses, and publication bias analyses was accomplished utilizing the software package RevMan version 5.3. Results: There were eight articles included. This research demonstrated a significant impact (d = -0.75, Conclusion: Physical exercise interventions have a beneficial impact on reducing depression among college students. The optimal mode was discovered to be college students participating in each session for a duration of 30 to 60 min, at least three times per week, and for more than 12 weeks. College students are encouraged to cultivate a consistent and long-term physical exercise routine to sustain their physical and mental health.

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DepressionExerciseStudentsExercise TherapyHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicUniversitiesCollege studentsDepressionMeta-analysisPhysical exercise

Identifiers

PMID39329135
PMCPMC11426321

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