Exercise and depression symptoms in chronic kidney disease patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate whether exercise intervention is associated with reducing depressive symptoms in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients.

Methods

Medline (PubMed), Web of Science, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) from inception to February 28, 2024. Randomized controlled trials comparing exercise intervention with usual care or stretching sessions for depression symptoms. Independent data extraction was conducted, and the quality of studies was assessed. A meta-analysis was carried out by using random effects models to calculate standardized mean difference (SMD) with a 95% confidence interval (95% CI) between groups.

Results

23 trials with 1561 CKD patients were identified. Exercise interventions are associated with a s

SUBMITTER: Zhou X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11616742 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature