《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2019, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (11): 1260-1271.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2019.11.004

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Effects of Mind-body Exercise on Depression: A Meta-analysis

YANG Jian1,2, LIANG Yan1,2, QIU Zhuo-ying3,4,5, WU Ming1,2, LI An-qiao4,5,6   

  1. 1.School of Physical Education and Health, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
    2.Key Laboratory of Adolescent Health Assessment and Exercise Intervention of Ministory of Education, Shanghai 200241, China
    3.Research Institute of Rehabilitation Information, China Rehabilitation Research Centre/China Rehabilitation Science Institute, Beijing 100068, China
    4.WHO Family of International Classifications Collaborating Center in China, Beijing 100068, China
    5.China Academy of ICF, Weifang, Shandong 261053, China
    6.China Key Laboratory of Classification, Evaluation and Rehabilitation Sport of Intellectual and Development Disability, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
  • Received:2019-10-21 Revised:2019-10-24 Published:2019-11-25 Online:2019-11-21
  • Contact: LIANG Yan, E-mail: njnu219@163.com E-mail:njnu219@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Supported by Ministory of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Research Fund (No. 19YJA890030) and National Special Fund Projects of Basic Research of Public Benefits for Institutes at Central Governmental Level (Leading Project of Major Scientific Research) (No. 2017CZ-7; No. 2018CZ-4)

Abstract: Objective To determine the effectiveness of mind-body exercise, named Yoga, Taijiquan and Qigong, as a complementary and alternative therapy, on depression. Methods Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about Yoga, Taijiquan and Qigong for depression were searched from Web of Science, PubMed, EMbase, Cochrane Library, PaycINFO, SPORTDiscu, CBM and CNKI. They were assessed methodological quality, and analyzed with Revman 5.3. Results A total of 29 RCTs involving 1379 subjects were included. Mind-body exercise alone was an effective intervention on depression (SMD = -0.73, 95%CI -1.00 to -0.47, P < 0.01), with significant heterogeneity and publication bias. Mind-body exercise combined with medicine was also effective on depression (SMD = -0.54, 95%CI-0.71 to -0.36, P < 0.01), without significant heterogeneity and publication bias. Conclusion Mind-body exercise can be a complement of medicine for depression. Single mind-body exercise is not stable for depression intervention. More long-term and high-quality researches are needed to determine the actual effectiveness on depression in the future.

Key words: depression, Yoga, Taijiquan, Qigong, meta-analysis

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