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SynthesisBehavioural neurology2021

The Effects of Yoga on Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Mengke Ban, Xuejing Yue, Pengyu Dou, Ping Zhang

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Synthesis in Behavioural neurology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 6 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mengke BanDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Xuejing YueXinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6472-0686
Pengyu DouDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Ping ZhangDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9378-2210
First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University · CNXinxiang Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

methodsA meta-analysis was conducted by systematically searching PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases till August 2020 for studies published in English. The reference lists of eligible studies were also searched. The motor symptoms (UPDRS-Part III), balance function (BBS and BESTest), functional mobility (TUG), anxiety (HADS and BAI), depression (HADS and BDI), and the quality of life (PDQ-39 and PDQ-8) were the primary evaluation indexes.

resultsTen studies including 359 participants were included in this meta-analysis. The pooled results showed significant difference between the yoga training group and the control group. Patients in the yoga training group had better functional outcomes in terms of motor status (MD = -5.64; 95% CI, -8.57 to -2.7), balance function (SMD = 0.42; 95% CI, 0.08 to 0.77), functional mobility (MD = -1.71; 95% CI, -2.58 to -0.84), anxiety scale scores (SMD = -0.72; 95% CI, -1.01 to -0.43), depression scale scores (SMD = -0.92; 95% CI, -1.22 to -0.62), and QoL (SMD = -0.54; 95% CI, -0.97 to -0.11).

conclusionOur pooled results showed the benefits of yoga in improving motor function, balance, functional mobility, reducing anxiety and depression, and increasing QoL in PD patients.

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Parkinson DiseaseYogaAnxietyHumansQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as Topic

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PMID34285724
PMCPMC8275425
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