Tai Chi Exercise for the Quality of Life in a Perimenopausal Women Organization: A Systematic Review

ABSTRACT BackgroundImprovement of the quality of life in perimenopausal women has recently become an important global health issue. Extensive research reports provide evidence of Tai Chi for the quality of life, but no systematic review has individually investigated Tai Chi as a main intervention on the quality of life in perimenopausal women. ObjectiveTo assess clinical evidence of Tai Chi for the quality of life in perimenopausal women. MethodsStudies related to the effect of Tai Chi on the quality of life in perimenopausal women in the databases of China and abroad were searched. RevMan version 5.2 software was used, and the Medical Outcomes Study 36‐item short form health survey (SF‐36) and bone mineral density (BMD) were selected as evaluation indices. ResultsFive trials were included. The results of this study showed that Tai Chi had a significant effect on bodily pain, general health, vitality, mental health of SF‐36, and the spine dimension of BMD, as supported by the following data: bodily pain (Standard Mean Difference [SMD] = –3.63; 95% confidence interval [CI] [–6.62, –0.64]; p = .02); general health (SMD = −5.08; 95% CI [−7.60, –2.56]; p < .0001); vitality (SMD = −5.67; 95% CI [–8.54, –2.81], p = .0001); mental health (SMD = −2.51; 95% CI [–4.82, –0.20], p = .03); and spine dimension of BMD (SMD = −0.06; 95% CI [–0.10, –0.01]; p = .01). However, Tai Chi had no effect on physical function, emotional health, social function, r...
Source: Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Evidence Review Source Type: research