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Effects of mind-body exercise intervention on anxiety among women: a meta-analysis.
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Abstract
Objective: This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of mind-body exercise (MBE) interventions in reducing anxiety among women and to explore potential intervention characteristics associated with greater efficacy. Methods: Seventeen studies involving 1,044 female participants were analyzed using Review Manager 5.3 and Stata 17.0. Subgroup analyses were conducted based on intervention type, weekly frequency, session duration, total intervention period, geographical region, and participant age. A random-effects model was applied to estimate pooled effect sizes and assess heterogeneity. The analysis adhered to Cochrane guidelines and was reported in accordance with the PRISMA checklist. Results: Mind-body exercise (MBE) interventions were associated with a significant reduction in anxiety symptoms among women, yielding a pooled standardized mean difference (SMD) of -1.14 [95% CI: (-1.56, -0.72), Conclusion: Mind-body exercise interventions appear to have a substantial anxiolytic effect in women. However, these findings should be interpreted with caution due to the consistently high heterogeneity observed across analyses, as indicated by I Systematic review registration: https://doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2025.6.0041.
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