Table 3.
Summary of meta-analysis based on other QOL scales.
| Parameters | Tai Chi vs. no intervention | Parameters | Qigong vs. no intervention | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trial (n) | Participants (n) | Mean difference (95% CI) | Heterogeneity | p-value | Trial (n) | Participants (n) | Mean difference (95% CI) | Heterogeneity | p-value | ||
| Leishmania hypertension scale | MYMOP | ||||||||||
| Physical symptom | 1 | 98 | −10.77 [−13.45, −8.09] | NA | <0.00001 | Total | 1 | 52 | −0.44 [−1.04, 0.16] | NA | 0.15 |
| Somatization symptom | 1 | 98 | −10.80 [−11.79, −9.81] | NA | <0.00001 | Symptoms | 1 | 52 | −0.50 [−1.26, 0.26] | NA | 0.20 |
| Sexual function | 1 | 98 | −4.40 [−4.99, −3.81] | NA | <0.00001 | Activity | 1 | 52 | 1.83 [1.17, 2.49] | NA | <0.00001 |
| Sleep quality | 1 | 98 | −1.43 [−2.23, −0.63] | NA | 0.0005 | Wellbeing | 1 | 52 | −1.00 [−1.62. −0.38] | NA | 0.001 |
| Angry/vitality | 1 | 98 | −4.85 [−5.33, −4.37] | NA | <0.00001 | WHOQOL-BREF | |||||
| Anxiety | 1 | 98 | −4.14 [−4.81, −3.47] | NA | <0.00001 | Physical health | 1 | 50 | 15.43 [12.21, 18.65] | NA | <0.00001 |
| Repression | 1 | 98 | −2.98 [−3.63, −2.33] | NA | <0.00001 | Psychological health | 1 | 50 | 12.34 [9.31, 15.37] | NA | <0.00001 |
| Obsession | 1 | 98 | −3.23 [−3.82, −2.64] | NA | <0.00001 | Social relationships | 1 | 50 | 2.33 [−3.81, 8.47] | NA | 0.46 |
| Interpersonal relationships | 1 | 98 | −3.88 [−4.63, −3.13] | NA | <0.00001 | Environment | 1 | 50 | −2.12 [−5.73, 1.49] | NA | 0.25 |
| Working order | 1 | 98 | −5.71 [−6.26, −5.16] | NA | <0.00001 | PRO | |||||
| Hostility | 1 | 98 | −4.15 [−5.12, −3.18] | NA | <0.00001 | Total | 1 | 82 | −18.80 [−24.56, −13.04] | NA | <0.00001 |
| GQOL-74 | |||||||||||
| Physical function | 1 | 108 | 10.45 [8.17, 12.73] | NA | <0.00001 | ||||||
| Mention function | 1 | 108 | 11.20 [9.02, 13.38] | NA | <0.00001 | ||||||
| Social function | 1 | 108 | 10.47 [8.32, 12.62] | NA | <0.00001 | ||||||
| Material life state | 1 | 108 | 11.78 [9.55, 14.01] | NA | <0.00001 | ||||||
N, number; CI, confidence intervals; NA, not applicable; GQOL-74, Generic Quality of Life Inventory-74; WHOQOL-BREF, World Health Organization Quality of Life; MYMOP, Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile; PRO, Patient-Reported Outcomes.