December 13, 2019Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in SportsOpen Access

Recreational football is medicine against non‐communicable diseases: A systematic review

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Why the study?

The study was conducted to systematically review published articles on the effect of recreational football on non-communicable diseases.

Does recreational football improve markers of non-communicable diseases in children, adults, and older adults?

Population

44 articles of empirical studies evaluating the effects of recreational football

Comparison

Recreational football practice vs unstated comparators

Design

Systematic review

Authors

HSHugo SarmentoUniversity of Lisbon FCFilipe Manuel ClementeSprint (United States)AMAdilson MarquesUniversity of Lisbon

Discussion

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Implication

Recreational football benefits cardiovascular and bone health in NCDs; extends evidence for team sports in chronic disease management.

Structured PICO

Does recreational football improve markers of non-communicable diseases in children, adults, and older adults?

Population

44 empirical studies (including RCTs and cross-sectional studies) evaluating male and female participants of all ages, including healthy individuals and those with mild-to-moderate hypertension, type 2 diabetes, overweight/obesity, prostate cancer, or osteoporosis.

Intervention

Recreational football (typically small-sided games played for 1-hour twice or three times a week)

Comparator

Passive control group, running-based intervention, or strength training

Outcome

Effects on non-communicable diseases (e.g., blood pressure, bone density, LDL cholesterol, and fat mass)surrogate

Recreational football is an effective, broad-spectrum intervention for improving cardiovascular, metabolic, and musculoskeletal health markers associated with non-communicable diseases.

Limitations

Only includes studies in English from specific selected databases
Potentially overlooking grey literature
Wide range of metrics and outcomes precluded meta-analysis

Cite This Study

Sarmento et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6fa92f75498292b7090977 https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13611

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Recreational football is medicine against non‐communicable diseases: A systematic review

Discussion

Member takes

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Structured PICO

Limitations

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Recreational football is medicine against non‐communicable diseases: A systematic review

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Limitations

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