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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019

The Effect of Tai Chi Chuan on Negative Emotions in Non-Clinical Populations: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.

Shu Zhang, Liye Zou, Li-Zhen Chen, Ying Yao, Paul D Loprinzi, Parco M Siu, Gao-Xia Wei

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Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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24citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. 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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  19. The Positive Role of Tai Chi in Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Shu ZhangKey Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9795-1499
Liye ZouExercise and Mental Health Laboratory, School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518061, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6411-5710
Li-Zhen ChenKey Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4453-3007
Ying YaoKey Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Paul D LoprinziExercise Psychology Laboratory, Department of Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management, University of Mississippi, 215 Turner Center, Oxford, MS 38677, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7711-4741
Parco M SiuDivision of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Gao-Xia WeiKey Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China. weigx@psych.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-6350-9096
Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNShenzhen University · CNUniversity of Hong Kong · HKUniversity of Mississippi · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) as a typical mind-body practice has been investigated for its preventive role on negative emotions and has demonstrated its efficacy in healthy populations. However, the results are not consistent. We performed a meta-analysis and systematically evaluated the effect of TCC on selected negative emotions (i.e., anxiety and depression). Fourteen experimental studies from three English-and two Chinese-language databases were evaluated. The results showed that the positive effects of TCC on negative emotions were moderately to largely significant. In addition, although TCC significantly improved negative emotions in both the young adults and the older adults, old adults benefited more from TCC than young adults. These findings suggest that TCC is a worthy complementary non-pharmacological resource towards depression and anxiety and, thus, has great implications for the public health domain.

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Tai JiAnxietyDepressionHumansanxietydepressionexercisepreventionTai Chi Chuan

Identifiers

PMID31438638
PMCPMC6747200
OpenAlexW2969440000

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