ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2018
Effects of Tai Chi on Self-Efficacy: A Systematic Review.
Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06776276 (The Impact of Adding Tai-chi Training to Pharmacotherapy in Post Covid Insomnia), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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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.
The Impact of Adding Tai-chi Training to Pharmacotherapy in Post Covid Insomnia: a Prospective Study.
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of taichi on physical and psychological health of college students: A systematic review.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Pooled it
- The Effects of Tai Chi and Qigong Exercise on Psychological Status in Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
- The influence of group Tai Chi practice on loneliness among older adults living alone in Wuhan: the mediating role of social self-efficacy.BMC psychology · 2026Trial
- Learning to breathe with Tai Chi online - qualitative data from a randomized controlled feasibility study of patients with cystic fibrosis.European journal of integrative medicine · 2020Trial
- Physical Activity and Functioning Following Tai Chi and a Wellness Comparison Intervention in Veterans with Gulf War Illness.Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.)Trial
- Tai chi in mental health interventions: a narrative review comparing its role with pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Combined chiropractic care and Tai Chi for chronic neck pain: A protocol for a pilot randomized trial.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2025Article
- CanSports medicine and health science · 2023Article
- Effect of Smartphone App's Intervention on Consumers' Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Perception of Food Poisoning Prevention When Dining Out at Selected Rural Areas in Terengganu.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Psychometric Properties of the Translated Tai Chi Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale for Chinese Adults with Coronary Heart Disease or Risk Factors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Exploring correlates of improved depression symptoms and quality of life following tai chi exercise for patients with heart failure.ESC heart failure · 2020Article
- Complementary medicine in orthopaedic and trauma surgery: a cross-sectional survey on usage and needs.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Integrative Medicine Is a Good Prescription for Patients and Planet.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2019Article
- A Tai Chi Class Collaboratively Developed for Persons With Interstitial and Other Lung Diseases: An Ethnographic Investigation.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
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Abstract
The purpose of this systematic review is to summarize and update the readers regarding clinical studies that have investigated the effects of Tai Chi on self-efficacy and to describe their limitations and biases. Nine electronic databases were searched from the establishment of the database until August 10, 2017. All randomized controlled trials (RCTs), nonrandomized controlled studies (NRSs), quasi-experimental studies, or studies with pre-post design were included if they clearly defined a Tai Chi intervention and evaluated self-efficacy outcomes. We categorized these 27 studies into the "disease category" and the "population category," based on the types of participants. This systematic review summarizes the effects of Tai Chi on self-efficacy in various populations and found that Tai Chi appeared to have positive effects on self-efficacy in some populations. Fifteen research studies showed that Tai Chi had significant positive effects on self-efficacy, while 11 studies did not; only one study found a negative outcome at the follow-up. In addition, it is unclear which type, frequency, and duration of Tai Chi intervention most effectively enhanced self-efficacy. Tai Chi appears to be associated with improvements in self-efficacy. Definitive conclusions were limited due to the variation in study designs, type of Tai Chi intervention, and frequency, and further high-quality studies are required.
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