What do systematic reviews say?

Exercise vs no exercise

• Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for adult patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  5 studies · 433 participants
  Very low

Exercise therapy vs psychological treatment

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found
• Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 44 participants
  Very low

Exercise vs no exercise

• Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation in heart transplant recipients 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 120 participants
  Moderate

Exercise vs no exercise

• Physical exercise for people with cirrhosis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 81 participants
  Low

Exercise vs usual care

Exercise may leads to higher HRQoL Investigators measured health related quality of life using… compared with usual care (low certainty).

• Psychosocial interventions for preventing and treating depression in dialysis patients 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  MD 3.06 [2.29, 3.83]
  2 studies · 64 participants
  Low

Exercise therapy vs control

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found
• Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 44 participants
  Very low

Exercise therapy vs antidepressants

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Exercise therapy vs adaptive pacing therapy

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Exercise vs no treatment

It is very uncertain whether physical exercise changes quality of life VEINES‐QOL/SF‐36/CIVIQ‐20 (lower is better) compared with no treatment (very low certainty).

• Physical exercise for the treatment of non‐ulcerated chronic venous insufficiency 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  MD 4.6
  2 studies · 61 participants
  Very low

Summary of findings for the main comparison. Physical activity and exercise interventions vs usual care

• Physical activity interventions for people with congenital heart disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 163 participants
  Very low

Exercise therapy plus antidepressants vs antidepressants alone

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Summary of findings (water exercise vs no exercise

• Water‐based exercise training for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  19 participants
  Low

Summary of findings (water exercise vs land exercise)

• Water‐based exercise training for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  60 participants
  Low