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ReviewThe American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry2020

Qigong for the Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of COVID-19 Infection in Older Adults.

Fan Feng, Sylvie Tuchman, John W Denninger, Gregory L Fricchione, Albert Yeung

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Review in The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07389291 (Effectiveness of Liuzijue and Box Breathing Techniques on Inspiratory Capacity and Blood Pressure Following Femoral Neck Fracture Immobilization), which is not on this map. Cited by 45 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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45citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT07389291 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effectiveness of Liuzijue and Box Breathing Techniques on Inspiratory Capacity and Blood Pressure Following Femoral Neck Fracture Immobilization: A Retrospective Comparative Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorSaveetha UniversityRan2025 to 2025Enrolled40ConditionsFemoral Neck Fractures, Breathing Exercises, Inspiratory Capacity, Blood PressureArmsLiuzijue Qi Gong Exercise, Box Breathing Technique
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 142 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fan FengBenson Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Sylvie TuchmanDepression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
John W DenningerBenson Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Gregory L FricchioneBenson Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Albert YeungBenson Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Electronic address: ayeung@mgh.harvard.edu.
Massachusetts General Hospital · USBenson-Henry Institute · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The elderly are at high risk of contracting respiratory infectious diseases, including COVID-19 infection. The recent pandemic has the potential to cause significant physical and mental damage in older adults. Similarly to other mind-body exercises in Traditional Chinese medicine, Qigong features regulation of breath rhythm and pattern, body movement and posture, and meditation. Given these traits, Qigong has the potential to play a role in the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of respiratory infections, such as COVID-19. Potential mechanisms of action include stress reduction, emotion regulation, strengthening of respiratory muscles, reduction of inflammation, and enhanced immune function. Three forms of Qigong; abdominal breathing, Ba Duan Jin and Liu Zi Jue, all of which are gentle, smooth, and simple for the elderly to practice, are recommended in this context.

Indexed as

Coronavirus InfectionsPandemicsPneumonia, ViralQigongRespiratory Tract InfectionsBetacoronavirusCOVID-19HumansMind-Body TherapiesSARS-CoV-2COVID-19older adultsQigongrespiratory infections

Identifiers

PMID32425471
PMCPMC7227578
OpenAlexW3025763066

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