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The Effect of Muscular Strength on Depression Symptoms in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, 1499-002 Lisbon, Portugal
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ISAMB, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal
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Escuela de Doctorado, Universidad de Huelva, 21007 Huelva, Spain
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Departamento de Psicología Social, Evolutiva y de la Educación, Universidad de Huelva, 21007 Huelva, Spain
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Champalimaud Clinical Center, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Champalimaud Foundation, 1400-038 Lisbon, Portugal
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Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde e do Desporto, Universidade Europeia, 1500-210 Lisbon, Portugal
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Laboratorio de Ciencias de la Actividad Física, el Deporte y la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago 8320000, Chile
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Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, 1499-002 Lisbon, Portugal
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(16), 5674; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165674
Received: 13 July 2020 / Revised: 29 July 2020 / Accepted: 31 July 2020 / Published: 6 August 2020
The aim was to systematically review the relationship between muscular strength (MS) and depression symptoms (DS) among adults, and conduct a meta-analysis to determine the pooled odds ratio (OR) for the relationship between MS and DS. The strategies employed in this systematic review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. Studies published up to December 2019 were systematically identified by searching in the PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science electronic databases. Inclusion criteria were: (1) cross-sectional, longitudinal and intervention studies; (2) outcomes included depression or DS; (3) participants were adults and older adults; and (4) the articles were published in English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish. A total of 21 studies were included in the review, totalling 87,508 adults aged ≥18 years, from 26 countries. The systematic review findings suggest that MS has a positive effect on reducing DS. Meta-analysis findings indicate that MS is inversely and significantly related to DS 0.85 (95% CI: 0.80, 0.89). Interventions aiming to improve MS have the potential to promote mental health and prevent depression. Thus, public health professionals could use MS assessment and improvement as a strategy to promote mental health and prevent depression. View Full-Text
Keywords: anxiety; mental health; handgrip; fitness anxiety; mental health; handgrip; fitness
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Marques, A.; Gomez-Baya, D.; Peralta, M.; Frasquilho, D.; Santos, T.; Martins, J.; Ferrari, G.; Gaspar de Matos, M. The Effect of Muscular Strength on Depression Symptoms in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 5674. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165674

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Marques A, Gomez-Baya D, Peralta M, Frasquilho D, Santos T, Martins J, Ferrari G, Gaspar de Matos M. The Effect of Muscular Strength on Depression Symptoms in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(16):5674. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165674

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Marques, Adilson, Diego Gomez-Baya, Miguel Peralta, Diana Frasquilho, Teresa Santos, João Martins, Gerson Ferrari, and Margarida Gaspar de Matos. 2020. "The Effect of Muscular Strength on Depression Symptoms in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 16: 5674. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165674

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