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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2018

Effects of Meditative Movements on Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Liye Zou, Albert Yeung, Chunxiao Li, Gao-Xia Wei, Kevin W Chen, Patricia Anne Kinser, Jessie S M Chan, Zhanbing Ren

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 80 papers, 20 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
80citing papers in PubMed, 20 pooled it
20.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

80 citing papers in PubMed, 20 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 180 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Mind-Body Exercise for Anxiety and Depression in COPD Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
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  18. The Effects of Mind-Body Exercise on Cognitive Performance in Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018
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20 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

Liye ZouDepartment of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China. liyezou123@cuhk.edu.hk.ORCID 0000-0001-6411-5710
Albert YeungDepression Clinical and Research Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. ayeung@mgh.harvard.edu.
Chunxiao LiDepartment of Health and Physical Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, NT, Hong Kong, China. cxli@eduhk.hk.
Gao-Xia WeiKey Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China. weigx@psych.ac.cn.
Kevin W ChenCenter for Integrative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. kchen@umaryland.edu.
Patricia Anne KinserDepartment of Family and Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA. kinserpa@vcu.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9319-8922
Jessie S M ChanDepartment of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China. chansm5@hku.hk.
Zhanbing RenDepartment of Physical Education, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China. rzb@szu.edu.cn.
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HKEducation University of Hong Kong · HKHarvard University · USInstitute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNShenzhen University · CNUniversity of Hong Kong · HKUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · USVirginia Commonwealth University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTai Chi, Qigong, and Yoga are recognized as the most popular complementary approaches for alleviating musculoskeletal pain, improving sleep quality, and reducing blood pressure. The therapeutic effects of these meditative movements for treating major depressive disorder (MDD) is yet to be determined. Therefore, we examined whether meditative movements (Tai Chi, Qigong, and Yoga) are effective for treating MDD. Seven electronic databases (SPORTDiscus, PubMed, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CNKI, and Wanfang) were used to search relevant articles. Randomized controlled trials (RCT) using Tai Chi, Qigong or Yoga as intervention for MDD were considered for the meta-analysis (standardized mean difference:

resultsMeta-analysis on 15 fair-to-high quality RCTs showed a significant benefit in favor of meditative movement on depression severity (

conclusionsEmphasizing the therapeutic effects of meditative movements for treating MDD is critical because it may provide a useful alternative to existing mainstream treatments (drug therapy and psychotherapy) for MDD. Given the fact that meditative movements are safe and easily accessible, clinicians may consider recommending meditative movements for symptomatic management in this population.

Indexed as

depressionexercisemindfulness/meditationmood disordersrehabilitation

Identifiers

PMID30071662
PMCPMC6111244
OpenAlexW2886792751

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