Comparative Efficacy of Green vs Indoor Exercise for Depression and Anxiety

A systematic review and network meta-analysis of 15 randomized controlled trials involving 809 participants, published in 2026. The document compares the mental health effects of green exercise, indoor exercise, and control conditions. It was authored by Yun Liang and shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Comparing effect sizes of different exercise modalities based on standardized mean differences reported in the review
• Informing clinical practice guidelines for nature-based physical activity interventions based on the ranking analysis
• Designing new randomized controlled trials for depression and anxiety using the included study characteristics
• Conducting secondary analyses or meta-regressions using the effect estimates and confidence intervals provided

Strengths

• Analysis is based on 15 randomized controlled trials, a gold-standard study design
• Includes 809 total participants across the reviewed studies
• Provides specific effect sizes (SMDs) and confidence intervals for comparisons between green exercise, indoor exercise, and control

Limitations

• The dataset is a single 485.5 KB DOCX file; the underlying structured data (e.g., individual study data) is not provided
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from the manuscript text
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for direct computational analysis

Provenance

Source

Systematic review and meta-analysis conducted by the author, sourced from figshare.

Collection Method

Literature search across PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and CENTRAL from inception to December 2024.

Time Range

Review includes studies from database inception to December 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 04:43:27