Qigong or Tai Chi in Cancer Care: an Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Abstract
Purpose of review Qigong and Tai Chi are two increasingly popular mind-body interventions with the potential to address the multifaceted needs of cancer survivors. The aim of this updated review and meta-analysis was to quantitatively evaluate the treatment effects of Qigong/Tai Chi on cancer survivors since 2014.Recent findings There were statistically significant and clinically meaningful effects in favor of Qigong/Tai Chi interventions for symptoms of fatigue and sleep quality. There were positive trends, but not statistically significant effects, observed for anxiety, stress, depressive symptoms, and overall quality of life (QOL). Cancer-related cognitive impairment is a common complaint among cancer survivors that has received increasing attention in this area in recent years. Qigong/Tai Chi in cancer care shows great promise with short-term effects in treating many cancer-related symptoms. Further methodologically sound trials with longer follow-up periods and more active control conditions are required, before definitive conclusions can be recommended for cancer patients.
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Yoga and Qigong affected the target variables.
“Additionally, we included complementary and alternative medicine elements that affected the target variables, such as Yoga34-37 and Qigong.38,39”
From Effects of a Video Sequence Based Intervention on Anxiety, Fatigue and Depression in Cancer Patients: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. (2023) · cites this paper as [39]
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- Authors
- Zeng, Y., Xie, X., & Cheng, A. S. K.
- Affiliations
- Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (CN)
- Shenzhen University (CN)
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- Corresponding author
- Zeng, Yingchun
- Venue
- Current Oncology Reports
- Published
- 2019-04-06
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 48-48
- ISSN
- 1523-3790 (ISSN-L)
- 1534-6269
- OpenAlex
- W2928336062
- Cited by
- 82
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
- 2026: 10 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 4
- FWCI
- 0.95
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Current Oncology Reports (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Biofield Effects and Biophysics
- Keywords
- qigong, Tai Chi, mind-body interventions, cancer survivors, cancer-related fatigue, sleep quality, anxiety, stress, depressive symptoms, quality of life, cancer-related cognitive impairment
- MeSH terms
- Cancer Survivors, Fatigue, Humans, Neoplasms, Quality of Life, Sleep, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Treatment Outcome, Tai Ji, Qigong
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