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SynthesisBMC complementary and alternative medicine2010

Tai Chi on psychological well-being: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Chenchen Wang, Raveendhara Bannuru, Judith Ramel, Bruce Kupelnick, Tammy Scott, Christopher H Schmid

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Synthesis in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 185 papers, 35 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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185citing papers in PubMed, 35 pooled it
52.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

185 citing papers in PubMed, 35 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 459 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chenchen WangDivision of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. cwang2@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
Raveendhara Bannuru
Judith Ramel
Bruce Kupelnick
Tammy Scott
Christopher H Schmid
Tufts Medical Center · USTufts University · US

Funding

Mentoring and Research in Patient-Oriented Integrative MedicineK24AT007323 · NCCIH · TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER · PI WANG, CHENCHEN · 2014 to 2023
$1.8M
Tai Chi for FibromylagiaR21AT003621 · NCCIH · TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER · PI WANG, CHENCHEN · 2007 to 2008
$558k
NCCIH NIH HHS K24 AT007323NCCIH NIH HHS R21 AT003621NCCIH NIH HHS R21AT003621
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPhysical activity and exercise appear to improve psychological health. However, the quantitative effects of Tai Chi on psychological well-being have rarely been examined. We systematically reviewed the effects of Tai Chi on stress, anxiety, depression and mood disturbance in eastern and western populations.

methodsEight English and 3 Chinese databases were searched through March 2009. Randomized controlled trials, non-randomized controlled studies and observational studies reporting at least 1 psychological health outcome were examined. Data were extracted and verified by 2 reviewers. The randomized trials in each subcategory of health outcomes were meta-analyzed using a random-effects model. The quality of each study was assessed.

resultsForty studies totaling 3817 subjects were identified. Approximately 29 psychological measurements were assessed. Twenty-one of 33 randomized and nonrandomized trials reported that 1 hour to 1 year of regular Tai Chi significantly increased psychological well-being including reduction of stress (effect size [ES], 0.66; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.23 to 1.09), anxiety (ES, 0.66; 95% CI, 0.29 to 1.03), and depression (ES, 0.56; 95% CI, 0.31 to 0.80), and enhanced mood (ES, 0.45; 95% CI, 0.20 to 0.69) in community-dwelling healthy participants and in patients with chronic conditions. Seven observational studies with relatively large sample sizes reinforced the beneficial association between Tai Chi practice and psychological health.

conclusionsTai Chi appears to be associated with improvements in psychological well-being including reduced stress, anxiety, depression and mood disturbance, and increased self-esteem. Definitive conclusions were limited due to variation in designs, comparisons, heterogeneous outcomes and inadequate controls. High-quality, well-controlled, longer randomized trials are needed to better inform clinical decisions.

Indexed as

Mental HealthAffectAnxietyDepressionExerciseHumansSelf ConceptStress, PsychologicalTai JiTreatment Outcome

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PMID20492638
PMCPMC2893078
OpenAlexW2167479651

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