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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2013

The effects of qigong on anxiety, depression, and psychological well-being: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Fang Wang, Jenny K M Man, Eun-Kyoung Othelia Lee, Taixiang Wu, Herbert Benson, Gregory L Fricchione, Weidong Wang, Albert Yeung

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02957773 (Integration of Social Art Activities and Qigong Exercises to Increase the Well-Being of Older People in Nursing Homes in Indonesia), which is not on this map. Cited by 31 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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31citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT02957773 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2017, after this paper: background citation

Integration of Social Art Activities and Qigong Exercises to Increase the Well-Being of Older People in Nursing Homes in Indonesia

TypeinterventionalSponsorRadboud University Medical CenterRan2017 to 2017Enrolled299ConditionsWell-being, Depressive SymptomsArmsQigong and art activities, Art activities, Qigong, Daily activities
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Fang WangPsychological Department, Guang'an Men Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
Jenny K M Man
Eun-Kyoung Othelia Lee
Taixiang Wu
Herbert Benson
Gregory L Fricchione
Weidong Wang
Albert Yeung
Massachusetts General Hospital · USChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNSichuan University · CNUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte · US

Funding

NCCDPHP CDC HHS R01 DP000339
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction. The effect of Qigong on psychological well-being is relatively unknown. This study systematically reviewed the effects of Qigong on anxiety, depression, and psychological well-being. Methods. Using fifteen studies published between 2001 and 2011, a systematic review was carried out and meta-analyses were performed on studies with appropriate homogeneity. The quality of the outcome measures was also assessed. Results. We categorized these studies into three groups based on the type of subjects involved as follows: (1) healthy subjects, (2) subjects with chronic illnesses, and (3) subjects with depression. Based on the heterogeneity assessment of available studies, meta-analyses were conducted in three studies of patients with type II diabetes in the second group, which suggested that Qigong was effective in reducing depression (ES = -0.29; 95% CI, -0.58-0.00) and anxiety (ES = -0.37; 95% CI, -0.66-0.08), as measured by Symptom Checklist 90, and in improving psychological well-being (ES = -0.58; 95% CI, -0.91-0.25) as measured by Diabetes Specific Quality of Life Scale. Overall, the quality of research methodology of existing studies was poor. Conclusions. Preliminary evidence suggests that Gigong may have positive effects on psychological well-being among patients with chronic illnesses. However the published studies generally had significant methodological limitations. More high-quality studies are needed.

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PMCPMC3557628
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