Table 1.
Level of evidence | Disease | Effect size | |||
None | Small | Medium | Large | ||
Very low |
OA | ||||
RA | |||||
axSpA | |||||
Other |
SLE Muscle strengthening (disease activity) |
PsA Muscle strengthening (function, disease activity) SSc Muscle strengthening (function) |
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Low |
OA | Yoga (function) | |||
RA | Tai chi (pain, function, disease activity); Yoga (disease activity) |
Yoga (function) | |||
axSpA | Aquatic (pain, function, disease activity) | Aerobic (pain, function) | |||
Other |
SLE Aerobic (disease activity) SSc Aerobic + muscle strengthening (pain) |
SSc Aerobic + muscle strengthening (pain) |
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Moderate |
OA | ||||
RA | Aerobic (disease activity); Aerobic + muscle strengthening (disease activity) Muscle strengthening (disease activity) |
Aerobic + muscle strengthening (pain) Aquatic (pain, function) Muscle strengthening (pain, function) |
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axSpA | Muscle strengthening (pain, function, disease activity) | ||||
Other |
SLE Aerobic (fatigue) |
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High |
OA | Aquatic (pain, function, HR-QoL); Exercise therapy (pain, function); Muscle strengthening (pain, function) Tai chi (stiffness, HR-QoL) |
Aerobic (pain, function); Land-based (pain, function) Tai chi (pain, function) |
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RA | Aerobic (pain, function); Aerobic + muscle strengthening (function) |
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axSpA | Aerobic + muscle strengthening (pain, function, disease activity) | ||||
Other |
axSpA, axial spondyloarthritis; HR-QoL, health-related quality of life; OA, osteoarthritis; PsA, psoriatic arthritis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; SSc, systemic sclerosis.