REVIEW article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Cognition
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1536262
The Intervention Effect of Exercise on the Attention of Patients with Depression： A Systematic Review
Provisionally accepted
- 1Department of Physical Education, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
- 2School of Physical Education, Shanghai University of Sport, shanghai, China
- 3School of Sports and Health, Shanghai Linxin Accounting and Finance University, Shanghai, China
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Objective: This paper aims to systematically evaluate the intervention effect of exercise on the attention of patients with depression. Methods: The randomized controlled trials of exercise intervention on the attention of patients with depression in six databases were retrieved by computer, and the quality of the included literature was evaluated by the PEDro scale. The meta-analysis, subgroup analysis, publication bias test, and sensitivity analysis were performed by Stata 17.0, and the quality of evidence was evaluated by GRADEpro. Results: A total of 11 literature involving 924 patients with depression were included. The results showed that exercise could improve the attention of patients with depression (Hedge's g=0.17, P=0.01), exercise intensity (P=0.00) had a regulatory effect on the intervention effect, and exercise form (P=0.77), exercise duration (P=0.58) and exercise cycle (P=0.66) had no regulatory effect on the intervention effect. Conclusion: Exercise can improve the attention of patients with depression, among which moderate intensity has the best effect. This study has been registered on the international prospective register of systematic reviews Prospero (CRD4202477699).
Keywords: Exercise, Depression, Attention, Patients, A systematic review
Received: 28 Nov 2024; Accepted: 08 Apr 2025.
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* Correspondence: Man Qin, School of Sports and Health, Shanghai Linxin Accounting and Finance University, Shanghai, China
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