Patient or population: Patients with raised anxiety levels on a validated rating scale or diagnosed with Anxiety disorders. Intervention: Aerobic exercise for anxiety, Comparison: Non exercise Control Groups.
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Outcomes
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Risk with Aerobic exercise for anxiety
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№ of participants (studies)
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Quality of the evidence (GRADE)
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Comments
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Improvement in anxiety scores in patients who exercised compared to no exercise. Assessed with: Evidence based anxiety rating scales follow up: range 2 weeks to 10 weeks
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0.41 SMD lower (0.70 lower to 0.12 lower)*
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194 (6 RCTs)
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The risk of bias noted is due to the lack of blinding of participants to the intervention in most of the studies. Also bias due to time spent with supervisor
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High intensity exercise compared to low intensity exercise for Anxiety Disorders
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Patient or population: Anxiety Disorders Intervention: High intensity exercise Comparison: low intensity exercise
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Outcomes
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Risk with High intensity exercise
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№ of participants (studies)
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Quality of the evidence (GRADE)
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Comments
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Results of groups who undertook high intensity exercise compared with those who undertook low intensity exercise. Assessed with: Evidence based anxiety rating scales follow up: range 2 weeks to 10 weeks
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0.38 lower (0.68 lower to 0.08 lower)*
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174 (4 RCTs)
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The risk of bias noted is due to the lack of blinding of participants to the intervention in most of the studies. Time with supervisor was matched in these trials
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Long term High intensity exercise compared to Long term low intensity exercise for Anxiety Disorders
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Patient or population: Anxiety Disorders, Intervention: Long term High intensity exercise,Comparison: Long term low intensity exercise
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Outcomes
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Risk with Long term High intensity exercise
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№ of participants (studies)
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Quality of the evidence (GRADE)
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Comments
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Improvement in anxiety levels in high intensity groups compared to low intensity groups over a longer time period. Assessed with: Evidence based anxiety scores follow up: range 3 months to 7 months
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- 0.33 SMD lower (0.74 lower to 0.08 lower)*
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96 (3 RCTs)
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The risk of bias noted is due to the lack of blinding of participants to the intervention in most of the studies. Time with supervisor was matched in these trials
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