SynthesisJournal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle2025
Effectiveness of Mind-Body Exercise in Older Adults With Sarcopenia and Frailty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Synthesis in Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 14 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
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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.
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Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Effectiveness of exercise intervention on muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical function among postmenopausal women with sarcopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- The effects of traditional Chinese mind-body training on physical health in university students: a multilevel meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of digitalized Tai Chi intervention on muscle function and physical performance in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Implementing an exercise intervention for sarcopenia in oldest-old nursing home residents: protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial (SCOPE Study).BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Sex- and the age-specific survival impacts of multiple body composition parameters in patients with gastroesophageal cancers.Surgery today · 2026Article
- Water Distribution in the Body as a Source of Information on Markers of Skeletal Muscle Ageing.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Effects of Whole-Body Electromyostimulation on the Thickness of Appendicular and Respiratory Muscles, Functionality, and Frailty in Patients From a Transitional Care Unit: A Randomized Clinical Trial Protocol.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Article
- Evidence map of Tai Chi interventions for older adults.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Movement-Based Interventions in Pre-Frail and Frail Older Adults: An Integrative Review of Clinical, Digital, and Implementation Evidence.Clinical interventions in aging · 2026Review
- Frailty in Cancer: Why Bother and Ways Forward.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025Article
- Correction to "Effectiveness of Mind-Body Exercise in Older Adults With Sarcopenia and Frailty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis".Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025Article
- The impact of frailty on quality of life among older adults in nursing homes: the mediating role of psychological resilience.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Comment on "Effectiveness of Mind-Body Exercise in Older Adults With Sarcopenia and Frailty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" by Wan et al.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
7 authors.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundMind-body exercise (MBE) has shown promise in mitigating the effects of sarcopenia and frailty in older adults. Nevertheless, its effectiveness in enhancing muscle function and physical performance in this population has not been well established. This study aimed to investigate the effects of MBE on older adults with sarcopenia and frailty, to offer evidence-based exercise recommendations.
methodsA comprehensive search for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was conducted through multiple databases, including PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, PsycINFO, CINAHL, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), WanFang, and Chinese Scientific Journals Full-Text Database (VIP), supplemented by manual reference searches from inception until February 2024. The eligible RCTs compared MBE with passive or active exercise controls, focusing on muscle function and physical performance in older adults aged 60 years or above. Subgroup analyses were conducted to evaluate the types, duration, and frequency of MBE.
resultsNine eligible RCTs with 1838 participants were included in this study. MBE demonstrated significant improvements compared with passive control, particularly in grip strength (WMD [weighted mean difference] = 0.99; 95% CI [95% confidence interval] = 0.06, 1.92; I
conclusionsMBE can enhance muscle function and physical performance to some extent in older adults with sarcopenia and frailty, whether they are compared with passive or active exercise training. However, positive effects on muscle mass have not been observed. Future studies are warranted to compare it with well-designed active exercise training programs that match the exercise volume, to draw more definitive conclusions to support the notion that MBE yields comparable effects.
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