In the authors' words
“Most of exercise and stretching interventions also showed improvement in sleep quality but inconsistent findings regarding depression.”
What was measured
About the study
- Type
- Systematic review
- Who took part
- Midlife women, depression or anxiety
- Exercise
- Walking, Yoga, Stretching, General physical activity
- Cited
- 17 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 37422660
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