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SynthesisJournal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)2014

Effectiveness of t'ai chi and qigong on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Meng Ding, Wei Zhang, Kejian Li, Xianhai Chen

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Synthesis in Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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38citing papers in PubMed, 13 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Health benefits of tai chi: What is the evidence?Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2016
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  11. Tai Chi for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Meng Ding1 College of Physical Education, Shandong Normal University , Jinan, China .
Wei Zhang
Kejian Li
Xianhai Chen
Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNShandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study is to determine the effects of Chinese traditional exercise such as t'ai chi and qigong (TCQ) on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

methodsAll prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trials, published in English or Chinese and involving the use of TCQ by patients with COPD, were searched in 10 electronic databases from their respective inceptions to July 2012. The methodological quality of all studies was assessed using the Jadad score. The selection of studies, data extraction, and quality assessment were performed independently by two raters.

resultsIn the results, 10 trials met the inclusion criteria and were reviewed. The meta-analysis demonstrated that compared with no exercise, TCQ had significant effects on 6-minute walk distance, forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), predicted FEV1 percentage, and St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire score. There were no significant differences in all outcomes between TCQ and other exercise training except 6-minute walk distance.

conclusionsIn conclusion, TCQ might be beneficial with respect to physical performance, lung function, remission of dyspnea, and quality of life in patients with COPD; however, caution is needed to draw a firm conclusion because of the low methodological quality of the included trials.

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QigongTai JiHumansMiddle AgedPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRespiratory Function TestsTreatment Outcome

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PMID23961940
PMCPMC3924809
OpenAlexW2082344963

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