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Effects of traditional Chinese exercise on patients with cognitive impairment: A systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis.

Chen Li, Dongxiang Zheng, Jinglan Luo

Open access · goldAbstract readSystematic ReviewNetwork Meta-Analysis
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Synthesis in Nursing open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chen LiNeurology Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Dongxiang ZhengNeurology Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8320-4409
Jinglan LuoInternal Medicine Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo systematically review the effectiveness of four types of traditional Chinese exercise (TCE) on patients with cognitive impairment (CI) and to rank these four TCE types.

designA Bayesian network meta-analysis.

methodsFour English databases, including PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library and Web of Science, and three Chinese databases, including CNKI, VIP and Wanfang, were searched from their inception to December 2019. Randomized control trials conducted to verify the effects of TCE on patients with CI were included. We used network meta-analysis to evaluate the relative effects and rank probabilities of the four types of TCE.

resultsThe results of the network meta-analysis indicated that baduanjin (N = 9), tai chi (N = 11), liuzijue (N = 2) and qigong (N = 1) all had significant benefits compared with control conditions. According to the ranking probabilities, baduanjin was most likely to be associated with substantial improvement in cognition, followed by tai chi, liuzijue and qigong.

conclusionOur study revealed the effectiveness of TCE for improving global cognition in adults with cognitive impairment. Baduanjin may be the most effective exercise type. The evidence summarized in our study still contains bias, and more research should be carried out to verify the validity of TCE.

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Cognitive DysfunctionExerciseAdultBayes TheoremChinaHumanscognition functioncognitive impairmentnetwork meta-analysisnursingtraditional Chinese exercise

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PMID33605528
PMCPMC8363389
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