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SynthesisMedicine2018

Integrative effect of yoga practice in patients with knee arthritis: A PRISMA-compliant meta-analysis.

Yiguo Wang, Shibi Lu, Ruomei Wang, Peng Jiang, Feng Rao, Bo Wang, Yong Zhu, Yihe Hu, Jianxi Zhu

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Synthesis in Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Yiguo WangSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin Beijing Key Lab of Regenerative Medicine in Orthopedics, Key Laboratory of Musculoskeletal Trauma & War Injuries, PLA Institute of Orthopedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing Department of Endocrinology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University. Hefei Department of Trauma and Orthopedics, Peking University People's Hospital, 11th Xizhimen South Street, Beijing Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Shibi Lu
Ruomei Wang
Peng Jiang
Feng Rao
Bo Wang
Yong Zhu
Yihe Hu
Jianxi Zhu
Chinese PLA General Hospital · CNPeking University People's Hospital · CNFourth Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University · CNNankai University · CNXiangya Hospital Central South University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBenefits of yoga practice in patients with knee osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis remains controversial. This study performs a meta-analysis to quantify the efficiency of yoga exercise for patients pain reduction, functional recovery, and general wellbeing.

methodsA computerized search of PubMed and Embase was performed to identify relevant studies. The outcome measures were pain, stiffness, and physical function. Two investigators identified eligible studies and extracted data independently. The quality of citations was measured using Jadad score. Standardized mean differences (SMDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated for pain, musculoskeletal impairment, quality of life, general wellbeing, and mental wellbeing.

resultsA total of 13 clinical trials involving 1557 patients with knee osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis were included in final meta-analysis with the average Jadad score 2.8. The SMD was -0.98 (95% CI -1.18, -0.78, P < .05) for pain, -1.83 (95% CI -2.09, -1.57, P < .05) for functional disability, was 0.80 (95% CI 0.59, 1.01, P < .05) for Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) general health, 0.49 (95% CI 0.14, 0.82, P < .05) for SF-36 mental health, and HAQ was -0.55 (95% CI -0.83, -0.26, P < .05) for health associated questionnaire (HAQ). All the results favor yoga training group.

conclusionsRegular yoga training is helpful in reducing knee arthritic symptoms, promoting physical function, and general wellbeing in arthritic patients.

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Health StatusMental HealthYogaArthritis, RheumatoidClinical Trials as TopicHumansOsteoarthritis, KneePain ManagementQuality of Life

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PMID30075589
PMCPMC6081169
OpenAlexW2921540583

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