Review Article

Mind-Body Health Benefits of Traditional Chinese Qigong on Women: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Table 1

Characteristics of the included randomized controlled trials published from 1996 to 2020 (n = 18).

Number of study (%)

Language
 English16 (88.9)
 Chinese2 (11.1)

Place
 China8 (44.4)
 United States5 (27.8)
 Australia1 (5.6)
 Malaysia1 (5.6)
 Spain1 (5.6)
 Taiwan1 (5.6)
 Thailand1 (5.6)

Study participants
 Women with chronic conditions14 (77.8)
 General women3 (16.7)
 Abused women1 (5.6)

Qigong types
Baduanjin6 (33.3)
Liuzijue3 (16.7)
Guolin2 (11.1)
Qigong/Tai Chi Easy2 (11.1)
 Others5 (27.8)