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SynthesisFrontiers in psychology2021

Mind-Body Exercises for PTSD Symptoms, Depression, and Anxiety in Patients With PTSD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Lin Zhu, Long Li, Xiao-Zhi Li, Lin Wang

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Synthesis in Frontiers in psychology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Lin ZhuSchool of Wushu and Art, Nanjing Sport Institute, Nanjing, China.
Long LiSchool of Wushu and Art, Nanjing Sport Institute, Nanjing, China.
Xiao-Zhi LiDepartment of Physical Education, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Lin WangDepartment of Physical Education, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aims to systematically analyze the effects of mind-body exercises on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, depression, and anxiety in patients with PTSD. Furthermore, it intends to provide scientific evidence-based exercise prescriptions.

methodsChinese (i.e., China National Knowledge Infrastructure, VIP Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals, and Wanfang) and English (i.e., Web of Science, PubMed, the Cochrane Library, and EMBASE) databases were used as data sources to search for studies on the effects of mind-body exercises on symptoms associated with patients with PTSD from January 1980 to November 2020. After a rigorous screening, 16 eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included in the meta-analysis.

resultsMind-body exercises exerted a significant effect on PTSD symptoms [standard mean difference (SMD) = -0.41, 95% confidence interval (CI) -0.64 to -0.19,

conclusionsMind-body exercises were found to be significantly effective in improving PTSD symptoms, depression, and anxiety in patients with PTSD. Therefore, they can be used as an adjunct to intervention for symptoms of patients with PTSD. However, this conclusion requires further confirmation through additional scientific and objective RCTs. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: Unique Identifier: INPLASY2020120072.

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anxietydepressionexercise prescriptionHPA axismind-body exercisePTSD

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