Effects of Tai Chi and Qigong in Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Cancer Patients: An Overview of Systematic Reviews DOI Creative Commons

Wen-Juo Lo,

Xiaohang Liu,

Denise Shuk Ting Cheung

et al.

Heart and Mind, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 7, 2024

Abstract Depressive and anxiety symptoms are prevalent among cancer patients, significantly impacting their quality of life treatment adherence, which can lower survival rates. Addressing these with evidence-based interventions is crucial. Tai Chi Qigong (TCQ) popular complementary therapies that have shown potential in improving mental health various populations, including patients. However, systematic reviews (SRs) meta-analyses reported inconsistent findings regarding TCQ’s effectiveness alleviating depressive An overview help synthesize outcomes, evaluate methodological quality, clarify discrepancies. The objective this study was to identify summarize the existing evidence TCQ Six electronic databases were searched from inception July 2024. followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses guidelines. Assessing Methodological Quality 2 used assess included SRs. In total, 894 studies retrieved assessed. Of these, 10 SRs included, 9 8 symptoms. SRs, 5 out (56%) demonstrated significant improvement standardized mean differences (SMDs) ranging −0.27 −0.70, while 6 (75%) SMDs −0.29 −0.71. For appraisal, 1 SR rated as high confidence, 3 moderate low 4 critically confidence. After excluding (80%) a effect −0.32 all be effective Healthcare providers should consider incorporating into care. More randomized controlled trials on sites (e.g., female genitals, lungs, brain, skin, pancreas), stages Stage IV), non-Chinese populations longer follow-ups conducted.

Language: Английский

Effects of different types of Tai Chi intervention on motor function in older adults: a systematic review DOI Creative Commons
Fan Xu, He Sun, Yoke Mun Chan

et al.

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 37(1)

Published: Jan. 22, 2025

Language: Английский

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Associations of Lifestyle Behaviors with Anxiety and Depression in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients with Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study DOI

Ziling Feng,

Hongying Liu, Wenyan Zhang

et al.

Psychiatric Quarterly, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 4, 2025

Language: Английский

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The Science of Tai Chi and Qigong as Whole Person Health- Part II: Evidence Gaps and Opportunities for Future Research and Implementation DOI
Gloria Y. Yeh,

Andrew C. Ahn,

Janet Clark

et al.

Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 14, 2025

Background: The emerging paradigm of whole person health shares many core principles with traditional complementary and integrative frameworks, including Tai Chi Qigong (TCQ). Methods: In the fall 2023, Harvard Medical School Osher Center for Integrative Health hosted inaugural international conference on Science & Whole Person Health: Advancing Integration Mind-Body Practices into Contemporary Healthcare at School. A two-part white paper was written to summarize key topics, findings, issues. Results Discussion: Part II presented here summarizes evidence gaps future research opportunities, including: understudied clinical conditions populations, impact long-term TCQ training, understanding specific styles, training regimens, dosage, contextual effects; implementation, cost-effectiveness, medical utilization research; individual data meta-analysis, teaching competencies, credentialing, licensure. I this discusses rationale conference, synthesizes state as rehabilitative preventive tools a range conditions, translational informing therapeutic mechanisms associated training.

Language: Английский

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Age-dependent mechanisms of exercise in the treatment of depression: a comprehensive review of physiological and psychological pathways DOI Creative Commons
Peng Xue, Xingbin Du, Jianda Kong

et al.

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16

Published: April 17, 2025

Depression has become one of the most common mental disorders in world. The rising incidence rate and disability pose a serious challenge to public health socio-economic development. Traditional medication psychotherapy are positive, but they often come with limitations such as side effects, poor compliance, resource constraints, which highlights urgent need for more proactive sustainable non pharmacological interventions. We mainly explored physiological psychological mechanisms exercise alleviating depression different age groups. In particular, we evaluated characteristics influencing factors each group compared pathways through works, aiming provide scientific basis clinical practice policies, strengthen application treatment management. It is worth noting that, context comprehensive search analysis recent literature, have covered epidemiology depression, impact on health, groups, specific ways alleviates mechanisms. Exercise symptoms by regulating neurotransmitters, enhancing neuroplasticity, hormone levels, reducing inflammatory responses pathways, well cognitive function, strengthening emotional regulation, triggering social interactions, improving self-efficacy pathways. differences among groups determine dependent mitigating depression. Teenagers, middle-aged people, elderly people can improve depressive neural progression, stress responses, support, respectively.

Language: Английский

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The effect of mindfulness-based Tai Chi Chuan on mobile phone addiction among male college students is associated with executive functions DOI Creative Commons
Jingjin Li, David Wang, Shuang Bai

et al.

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 20(5), P. e0314211 - e0314211

Published: May 8, 2025

Objective Mindfulness-based Tai Chi Chuan (MTCC) have been shown to contribute improvements in cognitive and executive functions. Changes inhibition, an aspect of function, closely linked mobile phone addiction. However, the relationship between these elements remains unclear. This study aims investigate effects 8-week MTCC intervention on mindfulness levels, addiction male college students. Additionally, explores role function improving through interventions. Methods Sixty-six students were selected as research subjects randomly divided into a control group (33) experimental (33). The maintained their normal physical activity levels without any additional intervention. In contrast, underwent 8 weeks training. Mindfulness assessed using Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), while was evaluated by Mobile Phone Addiction Index (MPAI). Flanker task, 1-back More-Odd Shifting task employed evaluate updating, shifting aspects respectively. Results (1) significantly improved among students, with showing lower post-intervention MPAI score (46.09 ± 18.11) compared (56.55 16.02), yielding mean difference −10.46 (95% CI: −18.92 −1.99, p = 0.016). also (p 0.046), did specific sub-functions function: inhibition correct rate ( < 0.001), response 0.001). No significant observed for updating 0.527) or 0.303). (2) indices correlated changes r 0.756, 0.000 0.01), 0.035, 0.045 0.05), 0.397, 0.022 0.05). (3) 0.394, 0.023 (4) within functions partially mediated improvement addiction, direct effect (0.716) mediating (0.483) accounting 59.72% 40.28% total (1.199), Conclusion exercises increase functions, leading increased attentiveness, may be helpful prevention addictions, including cell addictions.

Language: Английский

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Effects of Tai Chi and Qigong in Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Cancer Patients: An Overview of Systematic Reviews DOI Creative Commons

Wen-Juo Lo,

Xiaohang Liu,

Denise Shuk Ting Cheung

et al.

Heart and Mind, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 7, 2024

Abstract Depressive and anxiety symptoms are prevalent among cancer patients, significantly impacting their quality of life treatment adherence, which can lower survival rates. Addressing these with evidence-based interventions is crucial. Tai Chi Qigong (TCQ) popular complementary therapies that have shown potential in improving mental health various populations, including patients. However, systematic reviews (SRs) meta-analyses reported inconsistent findings regarding TCQ’s effectiveness alleviating depressive An overview help synthesize outcomes, evaluate methodological quality, clarify discrepancies. The objective this study was to identify summarize the existing evidence TCQ Six electronic databases were searched from inception July 2024. followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses guidelines. Assessing Methodological Quality 2 used assess included SRs. In total, 894 studies retrieved assessed. Of these, 10 SRs included, 9 8 symptoms. SRs, 5 out (56%) demonstrated significant improvement standardized mean differences (SMDs) ranging −0.27 −0.70, while 6 (75%) SMDs −0.29 −0.71. For appraisal, 1 SR rated as high confidence, 3 moderate low 4 critically confidence. After excluding (80%) a effect −0.32 all be effective Healthcare providers should consider incorporating into care. More randomized controlled trials on sites (e.g., female genitals, lungs, brain, skin, pancreas), stages Stage IV), non-Chinese populations longer follow-ups conducted.

Language: Английский

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