Exercise for depression

  1. Figure 1

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    Study flow diagram, showing the results of the searches for this current update.

  2. Figure 2

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    'Risk of bias' graph: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item presented as percentages across all included studies.

  3. Figure 3

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    'Risk of bias' summary: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item for each included study.

  4. Figure 4

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    Funnel plot of comparison: 1 Exercise versus control, outcome: 1.1 Reduction in depression symptoms post-treatment.

  5. Analysis 1.1

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    Analysis 1.1

    Comparison 1 Exercise versus 'control', Outcome 1 Reduction in depression symptoms post-treatment.

  6. Analysis 1.2

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    Analysis 1.2

    Comparison 1 Exercise versus 'control', Outcome 2 Reduction in depression symptoms follow-up.

  7. Analysis 1.3

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    Analysis 1.3

    Comparison 1 Exercise versus 'control', Outcome 3 Completed intervention or control.

  8. Analysis 1.4

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    Analysis 1.4

    Comparison 1 Exercise versus 'control', Outcome 4 Quality of life.

  9. Analysis 2.1

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    Analysis 2.1

    Comparison 2 Exercise versus psychological therapies, Outcome 1 Reduction in depression symptoms post-treatment.

  10. Analysis 2.2

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    Analysis 2.2

    Comparison 2 Exercise versus psychological therapies, Outcome 2 Completed exercise or pyschological therapies.

  11. Analysis 2.3

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    Comparison 2 Exercise versus psychological therapies, Outcome 3 Quality of life.

  12. Analysis 3.1

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    Analysis 3.1

    Comparison 3 Exercise versus bright light therapy, Outcome 1 Reduction in depression symptoms post-treatment.

  13. Analysis 4.1

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    Analysis 4.1

    Comparison 4 Exercise versus pharmacological treatments, Outcome 1 Reduction in depression symptoms post-treatment.

  14. Analysis 4.2

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    Comparison 4 Exercise versus pharmacological treatments, Outcome 2 Completed exercise or antidepressants.

  15. Analysis 4.3

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    Comparison 4 Exercise versus pharmacological treatments, Outcome 3 Quality of Life.

  16. Analysis 5.1

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    Analysis 5.1

    Comparison 5 Reduction in depression symptoms post-treatment: Subgroup analyses, Outcome 1 Exercise vs control subgroup analysis: type of exercise.

  17. Analysis 5.2

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    Comparison 5 Reduction in depression symptoms post-treatment: Subgroup analyses, Outcome 2 Exercise vs control subroup analysis: intensity.

  18. Analysis 5.3

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    Comparison 5 Reduction in depression symptoms post-treatment: Subgroup analyses, Outcome 3 Exercise vs control subroup analysis: number of sessions.

  19. Analysis 5.4

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    Comparison 5 Reduction in depression symptoms post-treatment: Subgroup analyses, Outcome 4 Exercise vs control subroup analysis: diagnosis of depression.

  20. Analysis 5.5

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    Comparison 5 Reduction in depression symptoms post-treatment: Subgroup analyses, Outcome 5 Exercise vs control subgroup analysis: type of control.

  21. Analysis 6.1

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    Analysis 6.1

    Comparison 6 Exercise versus control: sensitivity analyses, Outcome 1 Reduction in depression symptoms post-treatment: peer-reviewed journal publications and doctoral theses only.

  22. Analysis 6.2

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    Comparison 6 Exercise versus control: sensitivity analyses, Outcome 2 Reduction in depression symptoms post-treatment: studies published as abstracts or conference proceedings only.

  23. Analysis 6.3

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    Analysis 6.3

    Comparison 6 Exercise versus control: sensitivity analyses, Outcome 3 Reduction in depression symptoms post-treatment: studies with adequate allocation concealment.

  24. Analysis 6.4

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    Comparison 6 Exercise versus control: sensitivity analyses, Outcome 4 Reduction in depression symptoms post-treatment: studies using intention-to-treat analysis.

  25. Analysis 6.5

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    Analysis 6.5

    Comparison 6 Exercise versus control: sensitivity analyses, Outcome 5 Reduction in depression symptoms post-treatment: studies with blinded outcome assessment.

  26. Analysis 6.6

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    Analysis 6.6

    Comparison 6 Exercise versus control: sensitivity analyses, Outcome 6 Reduction in depression symptoms post-treatment: allocation concealment, intention-to-treat, blinded outcome.

  27. Analysis 6.7

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    Analysis 6.7

    Comparison 6 Exercise versus control: sensitivity analyses, Outcome 7 Reduction in depression symptoms post-treatment: Lowest dose of exercise.