Effect of physical activity on prevention of postpartum depression: A dose-response meta-analysis of 186,412 women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical activity (PA) is considered a favorable preventive intervention for postpartum depression (PPD), but evidence defining a corresponding dose-response relationship is lacking. This meta-analysis was conducted to assess the protective effects of PA on PPD and define a potential dose-response relationship between them.

Methods

PubMed, Medline, Embase, and Web of Science were searched from 1968 to May 2022. Only randomized control trials (RCTs) and prospective studies were considered, and the PICOS tool was used to identify eligible articles based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Effect-size estimates were unified as odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). We calculated the ORs and their 95% CI for studies that did not report them using the P

SUBMITTER: Yuan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9672674 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature