Effects of Olympic Combat Sports on Older Adults' Health Status: A Systematic Review

The aim of this systematic review was to analyse the studies centered on the effects of Olympic combat sports (OCS [i.e., boxing, fencing, judo, karate, taekwondo, wrestling]) on older adults' physical-functional, physiological, and psychoemotional health status. The review comprised randomised...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2021-07, Vol.18 (14), p.7381
Main Authors: Valdés-Badilla, Pablo, Herrera-Valenzuela, Tomás, Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo, Aedo-Muñoz, Esteban, Báez-San Martín, Eduardo, Ojeda-Aravena, Alex, Branco, Braulio Henrique Magnani
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Aged
Aging
Behavioral sciences
Combat sports
Data collection
Emotions
Exercise
Female
Flexibility
Health Status
Humans
Intervention
Male
Martial Arts
Mental health
Meta-analysis
Muscle strength
Older people
Physical fitness
Physiology
Qualitative analysis
Quality assessment
Quality of life
Reviews
Sports
Systematic Review
Wrestling
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Summary:The aim of this systematic review was to analyse the studies centered on the effects of Olympic combat sports (OCS [i.e., boxing, fencing, judo, karate, taekwondo, wrestling]) on older adults' physical-functional, physiological, and psychoemotional health status. The review comprised randomised-controlled trials with OCS interventions, including older adults (≥60 years), and measures of physical-functional, physiological, and/or psychoemotional health. The studies were searched through SCOPUS, PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and EBSCO databases until 5 January 2021. The PRISMA-P and TESTEX scales were used to assess the quality of the selected studies. The protocol was registered in PROSPERO (code: CRD42020204034). Twelve OCS intervention studies were found (scored ≥ 60% for methodological quality), comprising 392 females and 343 males (mean age: 69.6 years), participating in boxing, judo, karate, and taekwondo. The qualitative analysis revealed that compared to controls, OCS training improved muscle strength, cardiorespiratory capacity, agility, balance, movement, attention, memory, mental health, anxiety, and stress tolerance. Meta-analysis was available only for the chair stand test, and an improvement was noted after OCS training compared to control. In conclusion, OCS interventions improves older adults' physical-functional, physiological, and psychoemotional health. Our systematic review confirms that OCS training has high adherence (greater than 80%) in older adults.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph18147381