Evidence Gap and Knowledge Map of Physical Activity Research in Diabetes in Iran: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

The important role of physical activity in the prevention and management of diabetes necessitates a review of current research to shed light on gaps in national diabetes guidelines.

Evidence acquisition

This scoping review was part of the Iran Diabetes Research Roadmap (IDRR) study. A systematic search was used based on the Arksey and O'Malley method consisting of six steps. The descriptive analysis was done with SPSS software. Additionally, VOS veiwer software was used to draw the knowledge map of the included studies.

Results

There were 169 articles included from the beginning of 2015 to the end of 2019 in Iran. Aerobic and resistance exercises were types of physical activity with more number of articles. Most of the included clinical studies were randomized

SUBMITTER: Sanjari M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8198613 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature