Table 2.
Brief summary of 21 articles
| Article | Year of publication | Object disease | Effects noted | Withdrawals | Adverse event | Cost of intervention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willén et al15 | 2001 | Poliomyelitis | Significant effect | No withdrawal | Nothing | No description |
| Ebisu et al16 | 2001 | No specific disease | Significant effecta | No description | No description | No description |
| Aoba et al17 | 2001 | No specific disease | Significant effect | No description | No description | No description |
| Yamada et al18 | 2002 | No specific disease | Significant effect | No description | No description | No description |
| Murai et al19 | 2002 | Knee OA | Significant effect | No description | Nothing | No description |
| Igarashi et al20 | 2002 | No specific disease | Significant effect a | No description | No description | No description |
| Pechter et al21 | 2003 | Moderate chronic kidney disease | Significant effect | No description | No description | Not description |
| Douris et al22 | 2003 | No specific disease | Significant effect | No description | No description | Not description |
| Liquori et al23 | 2003 | No specific disease | Significant effect | No description | No description | No description |
| Lin et al24 | 2004 | Knee-hip OA | Significant effect | N = 9; Reason was not described. | No description | No description |
| Akamine et al25 | 2005 | No specific disease | Significant effect | No description | No description | No description |
| Takumi et al26 | 2005 | No specific disease | Significant effect | No description | No description | No description |
| Takumi and Moriya27 | 2005 | No specific disease | Significant effect | No description | No description | No description |
| Lee28 | 2006 | Knee OA | Significant effect | N = 3; Slipping on poolside, having a cold, low height. | N = 1 Slipping on poolside. | No description |
| Lord et al29 | 2006 | No specific disease | Significant effect | N = 37; Reasons were shown in Table 1 in detail. | No description | No description |
| Smith and Michel30 | 2006 | Discomforts of pregnancy | Significant effect | No description | No description | After pretests were completed, each participant received a $10 grocery store gift certificate, and each one in the aquatic exercise group were given the bus tickets or parking passes to assist participants’ attendance. Other cost was not described |
| Chishaki et al31 | 2006 | No specific disease | Significant effect | No description | No description | No description |
| Kawasaki et al32 | 2007 | No specific disease | Significant effect | N = 8; Low compliance. | No description | No description |
| Nishikawa et al33 | 2008 | Cardiovascular disease | Significant effect | No withdrawal | No description | No description |
| Rotstein et al34 | 2008 | No specific disease | Significant effect | N = 5; Reason was not described. | No description | No description |
| Brady et al35 | 2008 | Rotator cuff tears | Significant effect | No description | Nothing | No description |
Note:
a
Group comparison was not conducted.
Abbreviation: OA, osteoarthritis.