Exercise intervention on sleep quality in Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Front Med (Lausanne) · 2026 · PMC13193829 · PMID 42180720

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After excluding the study by Bademil from the 8 studies on PSQI, the I 2 value decreased by 23 to 69% ( p = 0.004), while the overall effect test failed to reach statistical significance (Z = 1.680, p = 0.090).

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However, regarding objective sleep indicators, the improving effects of exercise on sleep efficiency (SMD = −0.23, 95%CI: −0.98 to 0.52, p = 0.850) and total sleep duration (SMD = 0.25, 95%CI: −0.53 to 1.03, p = 0.530) did not reach statistical significance.

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