Ali, A., Tabassum, D., Baig, S.S. et al. (8 more authors) (2021) Effect of exercise interventions on health-related quality of life after stroke and transient ischemic attack: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Stroke, 52 (7). pp. 2445-2455. ISSN 0039-2499
Abstract
Exercise interventions have been shown to help physical fitness, walking, and balance after stroke, but data are lacking on whether such interventions lead to improvements in health-related quality of life (HRQoL). In this systematic review and meta-analysis, 30 randomized controlled trials (n=1836 patients) were found from PubMed, OVID MEDLINE, Web of Science, CINAHL, SCOPUS, The Cochrane Library, and TRIP databases when searched from 1966 to February 2020 that examine the effects of exercise interventions on HRQoL after stroke or transient ischemic attack. Exercise interventions resulted in small to moderate beneficial effects on HRQoL at intervention end (standardized mean difference, −0.23 [95% CI, −0.40 to −0.07]) that appeared to diminish at longer-term follow-up (standardized mean difference, −0.11 [95% CI, −0.26 to 0.04]). Exercise was associated with moderate improvements in physical health (standardized mean difference, −0.33 [95% CI, −0.61 to −0.04]) and mental health (standardized mean difference, −0.29 [95% CI, −0.49 to −0.09]) domains of HRQoL while effects on social or cognitive composites showed little difference. Interventions that were initiated within 6 months, lasted at least 12 weeks in duration, involved at least 150 minutes per week, and included resistance training appeared most effective. Exercise can lead to moderate beneficial effects on HRQoL and should be considered an integral part of stroke rehabilitation.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 American Heart Association, Inc. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Stroke. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | meta-analysis; physical fitness; quality of life; exercise; systematic review |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research The University of Sheffield > Sheffield Teaching Hospitals |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 28 Jun 2021 15:41 |
Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2022 14:55 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Heart Association |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1161/strokeaha.120.032979 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:175697 |