SynthesisFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2022
Baduanjin exercise in the treatment of hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A meta-analysis of the effects of Baduanjin training on the human body temperature based on infrared thermography technology.Medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Baduanjin exercise for negative emotion of patients undergoing chemotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
- The effects of different types of Tai Chi exercises on preventing falls in older adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Pooled it
- The effect of Ba Duan Jin exercise intervention on cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy of Baduanjin for obesity and overweight: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Pooled it
- Perspectives of community-dwelling older adults with chronic diseases on Baduanjin practice: A qualitative study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Effects of six traditional Chinese mind-body exercises on obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged and elderly hypertensive patients: a network Meta-Analysis of 49 RCTs.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Article
- Analysis of the Current Status of Self-Management Behaviors and Factors Affecting Self-Management in Elderly Empty Nesters with Comorbid Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, a Cross-Sectional Study From the Community.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2025Article
- Review of Baduanjin and resistance exercise for the mental health of patients with hematologic malignancies.World journal of psychiatry · 2024Review
- Effects of different traditional Chinese exercise in the treatment of essential hypertension: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Review
- Effect of exercise based on ACSM recommendations on blood pressure and heart rate in hypertensive patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Mediating effect of successful aging on the relationship between psychological resilience and death anxiety among middle-aged and older adults with hypertension.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Trends in exercise for hypertension: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
Background: As a therapy to prevent and treat hypertension, exercise is widely used in clinical practice. But due to the lack of documentary evidence, Baduanjin as a relaxed and convenient mode of exercise is not currently recommended by professional health organizations to treat hypertension. The purpose of this article is to examine the efficacy of Baduanjin as an antihypertensive exercise therapy. Methods: Our systematic retrieved of the entire relevant literatures in 12 databases. Finally, 28 eligible trials involving Baduanjin intervention in hypertension were included. After the quality assessment and bias risk assessment of the included trials, we analyzed the blood pressure values before and after the intervention, and performed meta-analysis on the random effect results. In order to explore the factors influencing the decrease of blood pressure, we also performed a subgroup analysis of the results. Results: Participants ( Conclusion: Our results indicate that Baduanjin can effectively reduce blood pressure (i.e., 9.3 mmHg and 6.3 mmHg of SBP and DBP reductions, respectively), and reduce the incidence rate of cardiovascular disease in hypertensive patients. In addition, we will be more likely to recommend that the elderly exercise Baduanjin.
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