Health Effects of Tai Chi Qigong Practices and Its Reflections on Nursing Practices: Systematic Review
Author: Müjde Kerkez1, Canan Birimoglu Okuyan, Behice Erci
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1 Author Affiliations: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, şırnak University, şırnak, Türkiye (Dr Kerkez); Department of Nursing, Facult of Health Sciences, Sakarya University of Applied Sciences, Sakarya, Türkiye (Dr Birimoglu Okuyan); and Department of Public Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Inonu University, Malatya, Türkiye (Dr Erci).
Conference/Journal: Holist Nurs Pract
Date published: 2024 Jul 22
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Special Notes: doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000658. , Word Count: 174
This systematic review was conducted to examine the effects of Tai Chi Qigong (TCQi) practices on health and their reflections on nursing practices. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials for TCQi included quantitative English-language studies from 2012 to 2021 using 7 electronic databases (PubMed, CINAHL, Ebrary, Elsevier, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and Scopus). Seven studies were selected to review the effects of TCQi exercise applied by nurses in the presence of symptoms that worsen the general health status of individuals or develop secondary to chronic diseases: sleep disturbance, depression, fatigue symptoms, deterioration in the quality of life, worsening of self-care behaviors, and stress symptoms. Evidence on the use of the TCQi practices is limited, and the proof of its preferability over other integrative methods in care practices by nurses is not at the desired level. Therefore, this systematic review emphasizes further research on the risks and benefits of TCQi practices as with other integrative methods, so that TCQi practices, which are easier to apply than other mind-body practices, can be preferred by nurses.
PMID: 39038031 DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000658
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