¿Es útil el ejercicio en la prevención de infecciones respiratorias altas? / Is the exercise effective for the prevention of upper respiratory tract infections?
Medwave
; 18(4): e7225, 2018.
Article
in English, Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-912299
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CL1.1
RESUMEN
INTRODUCCIÓN:
Las infecciones respiratorias altas son una de las principales causas de consulta médica en el mundo. Dado que no hay tratamiento específico, la prevención es fundamental. Se ha postulado que el ejercicio tendría un rol preventivo, pero su real efectividad sigue siendo motivo de controversia.MÉTODOS:
Para responder a esta pregunta, utilizamos Epistemonikos, la mayor base de datos de revisiones sistemáticas en salud, la cual es mantenida mediante búsquedas en múltiples fuentes de información, incluyendo MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane, entre otras. Extrajimos los datos desde las revisiones identificadas, reanalizamos los datos de los estudios primarios, realizamos un metanálisis y preparamos tablas de resumen de los resultados utilizando el método GRADE. RESULTADOS YCONCLUSIONES:
Identificamos cuatro revisiones sistemáticas, que en conjunto incluyeron 14 estudios primarios, de los cuales seis corresponden a ensayos aleatorizados. Concluimos que aún no está claro si el ejercicio físico de moderada intensidad previene o no las infecciones respiratorias altas, porque la certeza de la evidencia existente es muy baja.ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Upper respiratory tract infections are one of the main causes of medical consultation in the world. Considering the lack of specific treatment, prevention becomes essential. It has been postulated that exercise could have a preventive role, but its clinical effectiveness remains a topic of discussion.METHODS:
To answer this question we used Epistemonikos, the largest database of systematic reviews in health, which is maintained by screening multiple information sources, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane, among others. We extracted data from the systematic reviews, reanalyzed data of primary studies, conducted a meta-analysis and generated a summary of findings table using the GRADE approach. RESULTS ANDCONCLUSIONS:
We identified four systematic reviews including fourteen studies overall, of which six were randomized trials. We concluded it is not clear whether exercise of moderate intensity prevents or not upper respiratory infections, because the certainty of the evidence is very low.
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
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SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Goal 9: Noncommunicable diseases and mental health
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Goal 10: Communicable diseases
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Target 3.4: Reduce premature mortality due to noncommunicable diseases
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Respiratory Tract Infections
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Exercise
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Prognostic study
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Systematic review
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
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Spanish
Journal:
Medwave
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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Proyecto Epistemonikos/CL