Qigong Therapy for Stress Management: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objective

Althouth Qigong is commonly used to manage stress, anxiety, and depression, there have been no systematic reviews on Qigong therapy for stress management. This study aimed to analyze the clinical evidence of Qigong therapy for perceived stress.

Methods

We conducted a systematic search for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of Qigong using 11 electronic databases, namely MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Physiotherapy Evidence Database, CINAHL, and Korean Medical databases (Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Korean traditional knowledge portal, KoreaMed, OASIS, RISS, and the National Library of Korea). We considered RCTs in which participants with perceived stress with no restrictions on age, gender, or

SUBMITTER: Oh JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11641396 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature