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Effects of mindful and non‐mindful exercises on people with depression: A systematic review

Tsang, Hector W. H., Chan, Edward P., Cheung, W. M.·2008·British Journal of Clinical Psychology
DOI 10.1348/014466508x279260
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Purpose An emerging body of evidence has shown the therapeutic effect of both mindful and non-mindful physical exercises on the treatment of depression. The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of mindful and non-mindful physical exercises as an intervention in managing depression or depressive symptoms based on a systematic literature review. Methods Our review was conducted among five electronic databases to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs), which tested the effects of mindful or/and non-mindful physical exercises on depression. Studies were classified according to the baseline depression status of participants and its relation to allocation concealment, blinding at outcome assessment, follow-up, and whether intention to treat analysis was employed. Results The results based on 12 RCTs indicated that both the mindful and non-mindful physical exercises were effective in their short-term effect in reducing depression levels or depressive symptoms. However, most of studies had methodological problems that only small sample size was used, and the maintenance effects of physical exercise were not reported. Specific comparisons between RCTs on mindful and non-mindful exercises were not performed because of the limitations on the designs. Conclusions We recommend that more well-controlled studies have to be conducted in the future to address the short- and long-term effects of physical exercise on alleviating depression. Efforts should be focused on un…

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Authors
Tsang, H. W. H., Chan, E. P., & Cheung, W. M.
Affiliations
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
  • University of Hong Kong (HK)
Corresponding author
Tsang, Hector W. H.
ORCID
Venue
British Journal of Clinical Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2008-09
Volume
47
Issue
3
Pages
303-322
ISSN
  • 0144-6657 (ISSN-L)
  • 2044-8260
DOI
10.1348/014466508x279260
OpenAlex
W2042971640
Cited by
110
References
16
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 844 d)
Locations
  • British Journal of Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong) (submittedVersion)
  • PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
Keywords
depression, physical activity, depressive symptoms, exercise therapy, randomized controlled trials, methodological quality, maintenance effects
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Breathing Exercises, Dance Therapy, Depressive Disorder, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Placebos, Research, Research Design, Yoga, Exercise, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Treatment Outcome, Sample Size, Meditation, Tai Ji, Control Groups

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