What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Review. Population: Mental health and physical exercise. Intervention: Physical exercise and sport participation.

November 24, 2021International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthOpen Access

Physical Exercise and Mental Health: The Routes of a Reciprocal Relation

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Key result

Exercise improves mental health, while depression and anxiety increase sports injury risk in athletes.

Why the study?

The review aimed to summarize evidence on the reciprocal influence between mental health and physical exercise or sport performance.

Does sport participation and exercise practice improve mental health outcomes and physical performance?

Design

Narrative review

Authors

CFC FossatiForo Italico University of Rome GTGuglielmo TorreUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata SVSebastiano VastaUniversità Campus Bio-Medico

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Implication

Bidirectional links support mental health screening in athletes; leaves open prospective trials to confirm causality.

Structured PICO

Does sport participation and exercise practice improve mental health outcomes and physical performance?

Population

General population, recreational athletes, and elite athletes

Intervention

Sport participation and exercise practice

Outcome

Mental health outcomes and physical performance

Exercise and sport participation generally improve mental health outcomes, while poor mental health (depression/anxiety) increases the risk of sport injury, though current evidence is limited by study design biases.

Limitations

Several biases affect the provided evidence mainly because of the complexity of a proper study design in this field
Complexity of proper study design
Several biases affecting provided evidence

Cite This Study

Fossati et al. (2021) conducted a review in Mental health and physical exercise. Physical exercise and sport participation was evaluated. Physical exercise and sport participation improve mental health outcomes, while depressive and anxiety symptoms consistently influence the risk of sport injury in recreational and elite athletes.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a15f37312229ed7d8d13df2 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312364

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Physical Exercise and Mental Health: The Routes of a Reciprocal Relation

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Physical Exercise and Mental Health: The Routes of a Reciprocal Relation

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Implication

Structured PICO

Limitations

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