SynthesisBrazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica2020
Effectiveness of Tai chi exercise on overall quality of life and its physical and psychological components among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mind-body training outperforms other physical activities in reducing frailty and enhancing quality of life in older adults: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Tai Chi on balance and fall prevention in healthy older adults: a randomized controlled meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of digitalized traditional Chinese exercises on the physical and mental health and quality of life of older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Stress reduction through taiji: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Pooled it
- Determining the safety and effectiveness of Tai Chi: a critical overview of 210 systematic reviews of controlled clinical trials.Systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of taichi on physical and psychological health of college students: A systematic review.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Pooled it
- Mind-Body Therapies From Traditional Chinese Medicine: Evidence Map.Frontiers in public health · 2021Pooled it
- Incorporated vs Additional Dual-Task Training in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.Clinical interventions in aging · 2026Trial
- Effects of Tai Chi and Qigong intervention on anxiety and stress in diabetic and hypertensive Brazilian patients: a randomized controlled trial.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Trial
- Proposal and validation of a new approach in tele-rehabilitation with 3D human posture estimation: a randomized controlled trial in older individuals with sarcopenia.BMC geriatrics · 2024Trial
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- Evidence map of Tai Chi interventions for older adults.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- The Science of Tai Chi and Qigong as Whole Person Health-Part II: Evidence Gaps and Opportunities for Future Research and Implementation.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2025Review
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- Non-Pharmacological Pain Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis.Current rheumatology reports · 2025Review
- The effect of the Tai Chi intervention on self-esteem and self-confidence perception in adult populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Move more, age well: prescribing physical activity for older adults.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2025Review
- The impact of reverse abdominal breathing on lower limb muscle strength and muscle synergy characteristics in Tai Chi Chuan.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Evaluating the impact of tai chi therapy on stress reduction among older adults.Bioinformation · 2024Article
- Promoting workplace psychological wellbeing through Yoga and Tai Chi classes in female university employees.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
With the aging of the world's population, the quality of life of older adults is becoming more important. There are many studies on the use of Tai chi exercise, a popular form of mind-body exercise practiced by older adults. However, the effectiveness of Tai chi exercise on the quality of life of older adults is unclear. For this systematic review and meta-analysis, six databases (PubMed, CENTRAL, CINAHL, EMBASE, Scopus, CNKI) were searched in English and Chinese languages to screen for relevant randomized controlled trials (RCT), and their risk of bias was assessed by two independent reviewers. The results of quality of life, physical component, and psychological component among older adults were meta-analyzed using RevMan5.3 software. The search retrieved 2577 records. After screening, a total of 10 RCTs were included in this evaluation, with a total of 1170 participants. The meta-analysis showed that compared with the control group, Tai chi exercise had a significant impact on the overall quality of life (SMD=1.23; 95%CI: 0.56-1.98; P<0.0001), and on the physical component of quality of life (MD=5.90; 95%CI: 1.05-10.75; P=0.02), but no significant impact on the psychological component of quality of life. This study had high heterogeneity. The results of this study suggest the potential use of Tai chi exercise as an activity for increased quality of life in older adults. Future research may enhance experimental rigor and explore the rationale behind Tai chi exercise.
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