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Evidence suggests Walking maydecreaseAnxiety.
22 studies (31 claims)
Strong consensus
Typical effective dose 75 (75–75) %across 1 dosed study
Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a 12-week brisk walking and diet education program | Increases - improved | anxiety | Human | patients with esophageal cancer | Brisk walking (specific frequency/intensity not detailed) and diet education. | Effects of Rehabilitation Program on Quality of Life, Sleep, Rest-Activity Rhythms, Anxiety, and Depression of Patients With Esophageal Cancer: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 8× |
| home-based walking exercise programme | Decreases - is a feasible and effective intervention method for managing | anxiety and depression | Human | lung cancer survivors | 40 minutes per day, 3 days per week (moderate-intensity walking). | Randomised controlled trial on the effectiveness of home-based walking exercise on anxiety, depression and cancer-related symptoms in patients with lung cancer.cited 148× |
| home-based walking exercise programme | Decreases - exhibited significant improvements | anxiety levels | Human | lung cancer survivors | 40 minutes per day, 3 days per week (moderate-intensity walking). | Randomised controlled trial on the effectiveness of home-based walking exercise on anxiety, depression and cancer-related symptoms in patients with lung cancer.cited 148× |
| a walking program based on the COM-B Behavior Change Model | Decreases - a significant decrease | anxiety levels | Human | individuals with epilepsy | Twice weekly for 12 weeks. | The impact of a walking program on self-management, anxiety, stress, depression, quality of life, and seizure frequency in patients with epilepsy: A mixed methods approach using the COM-B behaviour change model.cited 1× |
| walking in a botanical garden as a visitor | Decreases - decreased | anxiety scores | Human | garden visitors | Not specified | Comparing the mental effects of interacting with farm animals and walking in a botanical garden. |
| pedometer-based walking | Decreases - decreased | levels of anxiety | Human | postmenopausal women | Participants were asked to increase their steps by 500 per week. | Effect of pedometer-based walking on depression, anxiety and insomnia among postmenopausal women.cited 37× |
| pedometer-based walking | Decreases - decreased | levels of anxiety | Human | postmenopausal women | Participants were asked to increase their steps by 500 per week. | Effect of pedometer-based walking on depression, anxiety and insomnia among postmenopausal women.cited 37× |
| Nordic walking exercise | Decreases - demonstrated beneficial results | symptoms of anxiety disorders | Human | patients with anxiety disorders and PTSD with severe mental burden | Eight sessions of 90 minutes each over four weeks. | Climbing as an Add-On Treatment Option for Patients with Severe Anxiety Disorders and PTSD: Feasibility Analysis and First Results of a Randomized Controlled Longitudinal Clinical Pilot Trial.cited 5× |
| Brisk walking (30-45 min) three times per week | Decreases - may produce positive changes | anxiety state | Human | women with GDM | Brisk walking for 30-45 minutes, three times per week. | The effects of exercise on anxiety symptoms in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a pilot study.cited 1× |
| six 20-minute sessions of moderate-intensity walking | Decreases - demonstrated a marginally significant reduction | Anxiety sensitivity (AS) | Human | sedentary young adults with elevated AS | Six 20-minute sessions of moderate-intensity walking. | Pilot randomized clinical trial targeting anxiety sensitivity: effects on physical activity.cited 4× |
| six 20-minute sessions of moderate-intensity walking | No effect - eroded | Anxiety sensitivity (AS) | Human | sedentary young adults with elevated AS | Six 20-minute sessions of moderate-intensity walking. | Pilot randomized clinical trial targeting anxiety sensitivity: effects on physical activity.cited 4× |
| walking | Decreases - significantly reported less | anxiety | Human | patients with FM with severe pain levels who walked despite pain | Not specified | Why do some people with severe chronic pain adhere to walking prescriptions whilst others won't? A cross-sectional study exploring clinical and psychosocial predictors in women with fibromyalgia.cited 20× |
| walking | No effect - no significant difference between | anxiety symptoms | Human | — | Not specified (varied by study). | The Effect of Walking on Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.cited 5× |
| walking | Decreases - significantly reduce | anxiety symptoms | Human | adults | Not specified (varied by study). | The Effect of Walking on Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.cited 5× |
| walking | Decreases - significantly reduce | depressive or anxiety symptoms | Human | most subgroups, including different walking frequency, duration, location (indoor or outdoor), and format (group or individual) subgroups | Not specified (varied by study). | The Effect of Walking on Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.cited 5× |
| various forms of walking | Decreases - can be effective in reducing | symptoms of depression and anxiety | Human | — | Not specified (varied by study). | The Effect of Walking on Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.cited 5× |
| self-managed home-based moderate intensity walking intervention | No effect - had no effect on | anxiety | Human | breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy | — | Effects of a self-managed home-based walking intervention on psychosocial health outcomes for breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: a randomised controlled trial.cited 75× |
| a 12-week multimodal exercise-based program including supervised exercise twice weekly followed by a protein supplement, a home-based walking program, and nurse-led support and counseling | Decreases - significant beneficial effects | symptoms of depression and anxiety | Human | older adults (≥65 years) with advanced pancreatic, biliary tract, or non-small cell lung cancer who received systemic oncological treatment | Home-based walking program (adherence rate 75%, IQR 33-100). | Effects of a 12-Week Multimodal Exercise Intervention Among Older Patients with Advanced Cancer: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 48× |
| walking or being in a green space | Decreases - improves | state anxiety | Human | — | Not specified | Exploring the role of exposure to green and blue spaces in preventing anxiety and depression among young people aged 14-24 years living in urban settings: A systematic review and conceptual framework.cited 34× |
| Nordic Walking vs. Walking | Increases - improvements were observed | anxiety | Human | 32 patients who ended the study period | Not specified | Nordic Walking and Walking in Parkinson's disease: a randomized single-blind controlled trial.cited 20× |
| walking with breathing program | Decreases - significant between-group differences | anxiety | Human | heart failure patients | Not specified (intervention involved walking with breathing for 12 weeks) | Walking with controlled breathing improves exercise tolerance, anxiety, and quality of life in heart failure patients: A randomized controlled trial.cited 17× |
| walking with breathing program | Decreases - improved | anxiety | Human | heart failure patients | Not specified (intervention involved walking with breathing for 12 weeks) | Walking with controlled breathing improves exercise tolerance, anxiety, and quality of life in heart failure patients: A randomized controlled trial.cited 17× |
| walking control | Decreases - significant reductions in | anxiety | Human | participants with elevated fasting blood glucose in Bangalore, India | Monitored walking 3-6 days per week. | A yoga intervention for type 2 diabetes risk reduction: a pilot randomized controlled trial.cited 62× |
| walking intervention | Decreases - showed improvements | anxiety | Human | older adults living in LTNHs | Up to 20 minutes of walking per day. | Comparison Between Multicomponent Exercise and Walking Interventions in Long-Term Nursing Homes: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 23× |
| Group Walking Program (GWP) | Decreases - significant differences in the mean score | social physique anxiety (SPA) | Human | aged women | Not specified (group walking program, frequency not detailed) | The effect of group walking program on social physique anxiety and the risk of eating disorders in aged women: A Randomized Clinical Trial study.cited 1× |
| walking program | Decreases - significant decreases | state anxiety | Human | IBS patients | 16 biweekly group sessions. | Self-regulation evaluation of therapeutic yoga and walking for patients with irritable bowel syndrome: a pilot study.cited 40× |
| AR experience explaining to patients what to expect on their day of surgery and walking them through the surgery space | Decreases - experienced a decrease in anxiety | State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) score | Human | patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgery | Not specified | Augmented Reality for Perioperative Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 13× |
| AR experience explaining to patients what to expect on their day of surgery and walking them through the surgery space | Decreases - experienced a decrease in anxiety score | State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) score | Human | patients postoperatively | Not specified | Augmented Reality for Perioperative Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 13× |
| AR experience explaining to patients what to expect on their day of surgery and walking them through the surgery space | Decreases - experienced a decrease in anxiety score | State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) score | Human | patients postoperatively | Not specified | Augmented Reality for Perioperative Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 13× |
| a physical activity program of walking 10,000 steps per day along with monthly dietary counseling | Decreases - significantly improved | anxiety | Human | obese adults | Qualitative dietary advice (cookbook with low-calorie recipes and dietary advice) provided monthly. | Impact of a walking program of 10,000 steps per day and dietary counseling on health-related quality of life, energy expenditure and anthropometric parameters in obese subjects.cited 9× |
| breathing-based walking intervention | Decreases - showed significant changes | anxiety | Human | patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Breathing, meditation, and walking for two months (specific frequency not detailed). | Two-month breathing-based walking improves anxiety, depression, dyspnoea and quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomised controlled study.cited 35× |