If adults with early-stage liver disease do 12 weeks of guided strength training, they tend to feel better mentally—less stressed, less down—than those who stay inactive.

Context Details

Domain

medicine

Population

human

Subject

Adults with compensated cirrhosis

Action

improves

Target

the mental component summary score of the SF-36

Intervention Details

Type: exercise

Duration: twelve weeks

Gold Standard Evidence Needed

According to GRADE and EBM methodology, here is what ideal scientific evidence would look like to definitively prove or disprove this specific claim, ordered from strongest to weakest evidence.

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

55

Resistance Training Increases Muscle Strength and Muscle Size in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis.

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2020 May

The study found that adults with liver disease who did supervised weight training for 12 weeks felt better mentally, compared to those who didn’t exercise — exactly what the claim says.

Contradicting (0)

0

No contradicting evidence found

Source Study

Resistance Training Increases Muscle Strength and Muscle Size in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis.

Score: 55

DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.07.058

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