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Exercise versus no exercise for the occurrence, severity and duration of acute respiratory infections (Review)

Grande AJ, Keogh J, Hoffmann TC, Beller EM, Del Mar CB

Grande AJ, Keogh J, Hoffmann TC, Beller EM, Del Mar CB. Exercise versus no exercise for the occurrence, severity and duration of acute respiratory infections. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2015, Issue 6. Art. No.: CD010596. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010596.pub2. www.cochranelibrary.com

Exercise versus no exercise for the occurrence, severity and duration of acute respiratory infections (Review) Copyright © 2015 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. TABLE OF CONTENTS HEADER...... 1 ABSTRACT ...... 1 PLAINLANGUAGESUMMARY ...... 2 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS FOR THE MAIN COMPARISON ...... 4 BACKGROUND ...... 6 OBJECTIVES ...... 6 METHODS ...... 6 RESULTS...... 8 Figure1...... 9 Figure2...... 10 Figure3...... 11 DISCUSSION ...... 14 AUTHORS’CONCLUSIONS ...... 15 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...... 15 REFERENCES ...... 15 CHARACTERISTICSOFSTUDIES ...... 18 DATAANDANALYSES...... 46 Analysis 1.1. Comparison 1 Exercise versus control intervention for acute respiratory infections (total), Outcome 1 Number ofARIepisodesperperson/year...... 47 Analysis 1.2. Comparison 1 Exercise versus control intervention for acute respiratory infections (total), Outcome 2 Proportion of people who experienced at least one ARI over studyperiod...... 47 Analysis 1.3. Comparison 1 Exercise versus control intervention for acute respiratory infections (total), Outcome 3 Severity ofARI...... 48 Analysis 1.4. Comparison 1 Exercise versus control intervention for acute respiratory infections (total), Outcome 4 Number of symptom days in the follow-up period (12 weeks)...... 49 Analysis 1.5. Comparison 1 Exercise versus control intervention for acute respiratory infections (total), Outcome 5 Number ofsymptomdaysperepisode...... 50 Analysis 1.6. Comparison 1 Exercise versus control intervention for acute respiratory infections (total), Outcome 6 Laboratory parameters - lymphocytes...... 51 Analysis 1.7. Comparison 1 Exercise versus control intervention for acute respiratory infections (total), Outcome 7 Laboratoryparameters-IgA...... 52 Analysis 1.8. Comparison 1 Exercise versus control intervention for acute respiratory infections (total), Outcome 8 Laboratory parameters - neutrophils...... 53 Analysis 1.9. Comparison 1 Exercise versus control intervention for acute respiratory infections (total), Outcome 9 Quality oflife...... 53 Analysis 1.10. Comparison 1 Exercise versus control intervention for acute respiratory infections (total), Outcome 10 Cost tothepatient(USD)...... 54 Analysis 1.11. Comparison 1 Exercise versus control intervention for acute respiratory infections (total), Outcome 11 Exercise-relatedinjuries...... 55 Analysis 1.12. Comparison 1 Exercise versus control intervention for acute respiratory infections (total), Outcome 12 Adherence to the group intervention...... 56 ADDITIONALTABLES...... 56 APPENDICES ...... 59 CONTRIBUTIONSOFAUTHORS ...... 65 DECLARATIONSOFINTEREST ...... 65 SOURCESOFSUPPORT ...... 65 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PROTOCOL AND REVIEW ...... 66 INDEXTERMS ...... 66

Exercise versus no exercise for the occurrence, severity and duration of acute respiratory infections (Review) i Copyright © 2015 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [Intervention Review] Exercise versus no exercise for the occurrence, severity and duration of acute respiratory infections

Antonio Jose Grande1, Justin Keogh2, Tammy C Hoffmann3,4, Elaine M Beller3, Chris B Del Mar3

1Laboratory of Evidence-Based Practice, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciuma, Brazil. 2Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia. 3Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice (CREBP), Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia. 4School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

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