Impact of Physical Exercise on Substance Use Disorders: A Meta-Analysis

Dongshi Wang, Yanqiu Wang, Yingying Wang, Rena Li and Chenglin Zhou

PLOS ONE, 2014, vol. 9, issue 10, 1-15

Abstract: Objective: The goal of this meta-analysis was to examine whether long-term physical exercise could be a potential effective treatment for substance use disorders (SUD). Methods: The PubMed, Web of Science, Elsevier, CNKI and China Info were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCT) studies in regards to the effects of physical exercise on SUD between the years 1990 and 2013. Four main outcome measures including abstinence rate, withdrawal symptoms, anxiety, and depression were evaluated. Results: Twenty-two studies were integrated in the meta-analysis. The results indicated that physical exercise can effectively increase the abstinence rate (OR = 1.69 (95% CI: 1.44, 1.99), z = 6.33, p

Date: 2014
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