Outcomes | Anticipated absolute effects* (95% CI) | Relative effect (95% CI) | № of participants (studies) | Certainty of the evidence (GRADE) | |
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Risk with Usual care | Risk with Tai Chi + Usual care | ||||
Safety | 16 per 1000 | 8 per 1000 (3 to 20) | RR 0.50 (0.21 to 1.20) | 248 (5 RCTs) | ⨁◯◯◯ VERY LOW a, b |
Stress assessed with: PSS-14 | The mean stress was 3.99 scores | MD 0.76 scores lower (1.02 lower to 0.5 lower) | – | 61 (1 RCT) | ⨁◯◯◯ VERY LOW c, d |
Anxiety assessed with: HADS-A & SAS | – | SMD 2.13 lower (2.55 lower to 1.7 lower) | – | 410 (3 RCTs) | ⨁⨁◯◯ LOW c |
Depression assessed with: HADS-D, GDS, BDI, SDS & CES-D | – | SMD 0.85 SD lower (1.52 lower to 0.17 lower) | – | 675 (6 RCTs) | ⨁⨁◯◯ LOW a, e |
Quality of Life - Mental Health assessed with: SF-36 | The mean quality of Life - Mental Health was 48.1 - 87.01 scores | MD 7.86 scores higher (5.2 higher to 10.52 higher) | – | 1124 (11 RCTs) | ⨁⨁◯◯ LOW c |
Quality of Life assessed with: Total score of SF-36 | The mean quality of Life was 61.5 - 82.96 scores | MD 18.91 scores higher (12.8 higher to 25.03 higher) | – | 369 (3 RCTs) | ⨁⨁◯◯ LOW c |