A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Mindfulness-Based (Baduanjin) Exercise for Alleviating Musculoskeletal Pain and Improving Sleep Quality in People with Chronic Diseases

Liye Zou, Albert Yeung, Xinfeng Quan, Sean David Boyden and Huiru Wang
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Liye Zou: Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Albert Yeung: Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Xinfeng Quan: Department of Material Science and Engineering, Sichuan University-Pittsburgh Institute, Chengdu 610065, China
Sean David Boyden: Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Huiru Wang: Department of Physical Education, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, China

IJERPH, 2018, vol. 15, issue 2, 1-19

Abstract: Objective: we performed the first systematic review with meta-analyses of the existing studies that examined mindfulness-based Baduanjin exercise for its therapeutic effects for individuals with musculoskeletal pain or insomnia. Methods: Both English- (PubMed, Web of Science, Elsevier, and Google Scholar) and Chinese-language (CNKI and Wangfang) electronic databases were used to search relevant articles. We used a modified PEDro scale to evaluate risk of bias across studies selected. All eligible RCTS were considered for meta-analysis. The standardized mean difference was calculated for the pooled effects to determine the magnitude of the Baduanjin intervention effect. For the moderator analysis, we performed subgroup meta-analysis for categorical variables and meta-regression for continuous variables. Results: The aggregated result has shown a significant benefit in favour of Baduanjin at alleviating musculoskeletal pain (SMD = −0.88, 95% CI −1.02 to −0.74, p < 0.001, I 2 = 10.29%) and improving overall sleep quality (SMD = −0.48, 95% CI −0.95 to −0.01, p = 004, I 2 = 84.42%). Conclusions: Mindfulness-based Baduanjin exercise may be effective for alleviating musculoskeletal pain and improving overall sleep quality in people with chronic illness. Large, well-designed RCTs are needed to confirm these findings.

Keywords: mind-body exercise; Baduanjin Qigong; pain; sleep quality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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