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SynthesisBMC complementary medicine and therapies2024

Stress reduction through taiji: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jana Kraft, Paula J Waibl, Karin Meissner

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Synthesis in BMC complementary medicine and therapies, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Jana KraftDepartment of Applied Natural Sciences and Health, Programs in Health Promotion, Coburg University of Applied Sciences, Friedrich-Streib-Str. 2, Coburg, 96450, Germany.
Paula J WaiblDepartment of Applied Natural Sciences and Health, Programs in Health Promotion, Coburg University of Applied Sciences, Friedrich-Streib-Str. 2, Coburg, 96450, Germany.
Karin MeissnerDepartment of Applied Natural Sciences and Health, Programs in Health Promotion, Coburg University of Applied Sciences, Friedrich-Streib-Str. 2, Coburg, 96450, Germany. karin.meissner@hs-coburg.de.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeIn light of the mounting prevalence of stress in contemporary society and the growing interest in stress reduction methods, this review investigates the potential of taiji as a viable strategy for alleviating stress.

methodsMEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register (CENTRAL), PsycINFO, and Web of Science were searched up to April 2023 to identify randomized controlled trials of taiji. Studies in both patients and healthy populations were considered. They had to provide a measure of perceived stress and include a no treatment or placebo control group. Data were extracted by two reviewers. Pooled standardized mean differences (SMD) were calculated for perceived stress, biological stress markers, anxiety, depression, and quality of life (QoL). Meta-regression analyses were performed to identify sources of heterogeneity.

resultsEleven trials with a total of 1323 patients comparing taiji to no intervention met the inclusion criteria. The included studies varied strongly with regard to patient characteristics, taiji intervention, and methodological quality. The overall SMD for perceived stress was significant at -0.41 (95% confidence interval, CI, -0.63 to -0.19; I

conclusionsResults underscore taiji's potential in mitigating perceived stress in both patients and healthy populations, paralleled by enhancements in depressive symptoms, anxiety levels, and physical QoL.

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Stress, PsychologicalTai JiAnxietyDepressionHumansQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicEvidence-based practiceMind–body exerciseRelaxationStress reductionTai Chi

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PMID38831412
PMCPMC11149313

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