Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies
Author | Year of Publication | Country | Population | Sample Size (n) | Intervention | Control | Anxiety assessment | Follow up assessments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Aibar-Almazán | 2019 | Spain | Spanish postmenopausal women | 107 Control (n = 52) Pilates (n = 55) | Pilates training |  | Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) | 12 weeks |
E. C. Chin | 2022 | Hong Kong | Older adults with insomnia | 46 | Walking sessions | stretching exercises | HADS | 12 weeks |
P. Deka | 2021 | USA | Patients with a diagnosis of CAD | 90 | high-intensity treadmill walking, resistance training | Â | HADS | 8 weeks |
R. M. Ferreira | 2018 | USA | Individuals from the Parkinson’s Association in the State of Pará | 35 | resistance training |  | BAI | 24 weeks |
A. A. Ibrahim | 2023 | Saudi Arabia | Post-COVID-19 patients | 72 | walking on treadmill | Received medical care and advice | HADS | 10 weeks |
I. Imayama | 2011 | USA | Overweight/obese postmenopausal women | TOTAL = 439 | aerobic exercise | not given an intervention | BSI-18 | 12 months |
M. K. Mikkelsen | 2022 | Denmark | Older Patients with Advanced Cancer | 84 | Supervised exercise training: Warm up /PRT/ exercises / Relaxation Unsupervised exercise: Walking program | Step counting | HADS | 13 weeks |
A. Ruiz-Comellas | 2022 | Spain | Elderly with Anxiety, Depression, and Low Social Support | 90 | Walking | Usual care | GAD-7 | 4 months |
R. W. S. Sit | 2021 | Hong Kong | Older Patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain | 72 | warming up (10Â min), NM exercise (45Â min), and cooling down (5Â min). | Waiting-list | GAD-7 | 6 weeks |
D. J. Yu | 2022 | Hong Kong | Middle-aged and older adults with mild cognitive impairment | 37 | walking group | stretching exercise | HADS | 12 weeks |
D. J. Yu | 2023 | Hong Kong | Middle-aged and older adults | 30 | walking exercise group | No intervention | GAD-7 | 12 weeks |