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| Title |
The Effects of Tai Chi in Centrally Obese Adults with Depression Symptoms
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| Published in |
Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM), January 2015
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| DOI | 10.1155/2015/879712 |
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| Authors |
Xin Liu, Luis Vitetta, Karam Kostner, David Crompton, Gail Williams, Wendy J. Brown, Alan Lopez, Charlie C. Xue, Tian P. Oei, Gerard Byrne, Jennifer H. Martin, Harvey Whiteford |
| Abstract |
This study examined the effects of Tai Chi, a low-impact mind-body movement therapy, on severity of depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms in centrally obese people with elevated depression symptoms. In total, 213 participants were randomized to a 24-week Tai Chi intervention program or a wait-list control group. Assessments were conducted at baseline and 12 and 24 weeks. Outcomes were severity of depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms, leg strength, central obesity, and other measures of metabolic symptom. There were statistically significant between-group differences in favor of the Tai Chi group in depression (mean difference = -5.6 units, P < 0.001), anxiety (-2.3 units, P < 0.01), and stress (-3.6 units, P < 0.001) symptom scores and leg strength (1.1 units, P < 0.001) at 12 weeks. These changes were further improved or maintained in the Tai Chi group relative to the control group during the second 12 weeks of follow-up. Tai Chi appears to be beneficial for reducing severity of depression, anxiety, and stress and leg strength in centrally obese people with depression symptoms. More studies with longer follow-up are needed to confirm the findings. This trial is registered with ACTRN12613000010796. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 38% |
| Belgium | 1 | 13% |
| Italy | 1 | 13% |
| Peru | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 2 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 38% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 38% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 13% |
| Scientists | 1 | 13% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 91 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 15 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 14% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 10 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 22 | 24% |
| Unknown | 21 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 18% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 15% |
| Psychology | 12 | 13% |
| Sports and Recreations | 8 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 12 | 13% |
| Unknown | 24 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 May 2016.
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#2,420,061
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Outputs from Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM)
#761
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#32,806
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Outputs of similar age from Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM)
#17
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