The Effect of Physical Exercise on the Elderly’s Anxiety: Based on Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Basic characteristics and quality assessment of the included studies.

Author and publication time	Site	Practice sports	Sample size	Before intervention ()	After intervention ()	Quality assessment
Khesali, 2018, [15]	Iran	Tai chi	60			Higher
Asiachi, 2017, [16]	Iran	Yoga	30			Medium
Teixeira-1, 2013, [17]	Portugal	Physical activity scale	70			Higher
Teixeira-2, 2013, [17]	Portugal	Physical activity scale	70			Higher
Teixeira-3, 2013, [17]	Portugal	Physical activity scale	70			Higher
Teixeira-4, 2013, [17]	Portugal	Physical activity scale	70			Higher
Park, 2011, [18]	North Korea	Tai chi	23			Higher
Cassilhas, 2010, [19]	Brazil	Zhou resistance exercise	20			Higher
Bethany-1, 2005, [20]	USA	Yoga	11			Higher
Bethany-2, 2005, [20]	USA	Aerobic exercise	11			Higher
Bethany-3, 2005, [20]	USA	Walk	10			Higher
Antunes, 2005, [21]	Brazil	Endurance sports	23			Medium
Xiao, 2016, [22]	China	Health Qigong	108			Medium
Chen-1, 2016, [23]	China	Sports participation	64			Medium
Chen-2, 2016, [23]	China	Sports participation	265			Higher
Zhao, 2016, [24]	China	Health Qigong	186			Higher
Zhao, 2015, [25]	China	Fitness ballroom dancing	60			Medium