Trial reportComplementary therapies in clinical practice2013
Tai chi/yoga reduces prenatal depression, anxiety and sleep disturbances.
Trial report in Complementary therapies in clinical practice, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers, 21 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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51 citing papers in PubMed, 21 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 164 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of physical exercise on sleep quality in patients with psychiatric disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Optimal types and doses of exercise for improving sleep quality in perinatal women: a systematic review and network meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
- Dose-response relationship of exercise interventions on sleep quality in patients with depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative effects of structured exercise protocols on depression and anxiety symptoms: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of physical activity on sleep disorders in pregnant people: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of mind-body exercise for perinatal depression and anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of different physical activity interventions on perinatal depression: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Tai Chi Exercise for Mental and Physical Well-Being in Patients with Depressive Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of yoga for major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Comparative Effectiveness of Multiple Exercise Interventions in the Treatment of Mental Health Disorders: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2022Pooled it
- Exercise and yoga during pregnancy and their impact on depression: a systematic literature review.Archives of women's mental health · 2022Pooled it
- Efficacy of Prenatal Yoga in the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety during Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Prenatal maternal posttraumatic stress disorder as a risk factor for adverse birth weight and gestational age outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of affective disorders · 2021Pooled it
- Multidimensional analyses of the effect of exercise on women with depression: A meta-analysis.Medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Exercise During Pregnancy and Prenatal Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy of seven exercise interventions for symptoms of depression in college students: A network of meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Pooled it
- The effect of yoga on sleep quality and insomnia in women with sleep problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2020Pooled it
- Psychological interventions for depression and anxiety in pregnant Latina and Black women in the United States: A systematic review.Clinical psychology & psychotherapy · 2020Pooled it
- Efficacy, Feasibility, and Acceptability of Perinatal Yoga on Women's Mental Health and Well-Being: A Systematic Literature Review.Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association · 2016Pooled it
- Yoga for prenatal depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2015Pooled it
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Abstract
Ninety-two prenatally depressed pregnant women were randomly assigned to a tai chi/yoga or a waitlist control group at an average of 22 weeks gestation. The tai chi/yoga group participated in a 20-min group session per week for 12 weeks. At the end of the treatment period the tai chi/yoga group had lower summary depression (CES-D) scores, as well as lower negative affect and somatic/vegetative symptoms subscale scores on the CES-D, lower anxiety (STAI) scores and lower sleep disturbances scores.
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