Table 6.
Summary of findings table - reduction.
| Physical activity and the reduction of alcohol and other drug use | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population: Non-treatment seeking individuals using alcohol and/or other drugs, or individuals using alcohol and other drugs but not diagnosed with a use disorder | ||||||
| Settings: community | ||||||
| Intervention: physical activity | ||||||
| Comparison: alternative non-physical activity intervention, no intervention, usual care | ||||||
| Outcome | Illustrative comparative risk | Relative effect (95% CI) | No. of participants (studies) | Quality of the evidence (GRADE) | Comment | |
| Assumed risk usual care | Corresponding risk physical activity intervention | |||||
| Reduction in alcohol and/or substance use levels | See comment | See comment | Standardised mean difference −0.27 (−0.69 to 0.15) | 413 (8) | ⊕◯◯◯ very lowa | Effect is uncertain |
a
High and severe risk of bias found in most studies related to confounding, classification of interventions, deviation form intended interventions, missing data, and outcome measurement.