Comparative efficacy of various exercise types and doses for anxiety in older adults: A network and dose-response meta-analysis
Haotian Jin, Yinan Zhang, Yi Sun, Yan Shao · 2026
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Haotian Jin, Yinan Zhang, Yi Sun, and Yan Shao published a 2026 network meta-analysis comparing exercise types and doses for anxiety in older adults. Exercise helps anxiety without drugs, yet the best form and amount were unclear. The team searched five databases to January 2025 for randomized trials in people aged 60 or older, extracting dose in metabolic equivalent minutes per week.
Twenty-three trials with 2,093 participants entered the analysis. Tai Chi ranked most effective against control, followed by resistance training, yoga, qigong, and aerobic exercise, while mixed exercise showed no significant effect. Dose modeling put Tai Chi's best effect near 500 metabolic equivalent minutes weekly, with significant benefit starting lower, giving practitioners a concrete target for prescription.
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| CREATOR | Haotian Jin, Yinan Zhang, Yi Sun, Yan Shao |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30905 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |