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17/Mar/2025
17/Mar/2025
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2025AO1076
Highlights ■ A 13-week Tai Chi/Qigong program significantly reducedanxiety and stress in Brazilian patients with diabetes and hypertension. ■ Tai Chi/Qigong offers an effective complementary therapy to improve health outcomes in primary care settings. ■ This study highlights the potential of Tai Chi/Qigong for enhancing mental and physical well-being in chronic disease management. ABSTRACT Objective: This study investigated the effects of Tai Chi/Qigong practice over 13 weeks on anxiety and perceived stress levels in middle-aged or older Brazilian hypertensive and […]
Keywords: Aged; Anxiety; Complementary therapeutic methods; Diabetes mellitus; Hypertension; Middle aged; Outcome assessment (Health care); Perceived stress scale; Primary Health Care; Qigong; Stress, psychological; Tai ji
18/Jul/2022
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2022AO8058
ABSTRACT Objective To systematically review the effects (benefits and harms) of different types of physical exercise on insomnia outcomes in adult populations with no mood disorders. Objective and subjective sleep outcomes and related mismatches were analyzed. Methods Systematic review and meta-analysis. Quality of evidence was also examined. Results Six studies including 295 participants with insomnia diagnosis were selected. Yoga, Tai Chi, resistance exercise and aerobic exercise were used in protocols with different duration, intensity and frequency. Studies involved different populations, […]
Keywords: Exercise; Exercise movement techniques; Sleep; Sleep initiation and maintenance disorders; Tai ji; Yoga
01/Jan/2010
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082010AO1470
ABSTRACT Objective: To detect the effects of Tai Chi Chuan practice on the cognition of elderly subjects with Mild Cognitive Impairment. Methods: This is a pilot study with 26 elderly patients (mean age of 74 years) with Mild Cognitive Impairment. The evaluation instruments were Subjective Memory Complaint Scale (SMC), Rivermead Behavioral Memory Test (RBMT) and Digit Span Forward and Backward (DSF and DSB) from the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS). One group of 13 patients received two weekly 60-minute classes […]
Keywords: Alzheimer disease; Alzheimer disease/prevention & control; Alzheimer disease/rehabilitation; Exercise movement techniques; Health services for the aged/psychology; Memory disorders/therapy; Neuropsychological tests; Pilot projects; Tai ji