Open AccessImpact of aquatic exercise on persons with kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
David Rodríguez Rey,
MA Sanchez-Lastra,
Carlos Ayán Pérez
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
archivos de medicina del deporte
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.117
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2530-8971
pISSN - 0212-8799
DOI - 10.18176/archmeddeporte.0008
Subject(s) - checklist , meta analysis , physical therapy , systematic review , medicine , psychological intervention , quality of life (healthcare) , medline , randomized controlled trial , cochrane library , disease , adverse effect , psychology , nursing , political science , law , cognitive psychology
Objective: Analyze the scientific evidence on the effects that aquatic physical exercise has on people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Material and method: A systematic review was carried out following the checklist Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and Meta-Analysis Protocols, with the objective of locating the largest number of investigations that aimed to identify the effects of the practice of aquatic physical exercise in people with ERC. A search of the PubMed, PEDro, Scopus and Cochrane databases were carried out until March 2019, using the PEDro, CERT, MINORS and NIH scales to determine the methodological quality of the same. Results: Five investigations were located, two of them were randomized control trials, another two studies comparatives and one was uncontrolled. The mean score and the median obtained after applying PEDro scale were 4 and 4 respectively. All the interventions proposed aerobic exercise programs, being generally of short duration and highly supervised, without any adverse effects arising from their practice. In a large part of the studies, significant effects were observed in physical condition, physiological parameters and quality of life, to a lesser extent. The practice of exercise had no significant impact on either the activity of the disease or the perceived pain in patients. Conclusions: Practice of aquatic exercise is beneficial in people with ERC. More longitudinal studies are needed to assess the impact of aquatic exercises as well as its effect and quality of life in long term.