Optimal exercise modality and dose to improve depression in children and adolescents: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis
Yiran Deng
ObjectivesTo determine the comparative efficacy of different exercise interventions on depressive symptoms in children and adolescents and to explore the precise non-linear dose–response relationship using Bayesian model-based network meta-analysis.MethodsA systematic search of four major databases (PubMed, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and Scopus) was conducted up to October 2024 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs). We employed pairwise, network, and dose–response meta-analyses to synthesize ev