Aims and objectives: To assess the effectiveness of aromatherapy and massage on relieving stress in nurses. Background: Nurses face uncommon levels of stress in medical settings. Stress has a negative impact on nurses' well-being and the organisation where they work. Aromatherapy and massage a...

Background: Mindfulness for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is discussed controversially. Therefore, we meta-analyzed the effectiveness and safety of mindfulness-based interventions in PTSD patients. Methods: We searched CENTRAL, PubMed, PsychInfo, and Scopus until April 2018. Eligible cr...

Background Individuals with Lewy body Dementia (LBD), which encompasses both Parkinson disease dementia (PDD) and Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) experience functional decline through Parkinsonism and sedentariness exacerbated by motor, psychiatric and cognitive symptoms. Exercise may improve fun...

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a worldwide public health concern with high morbidity and various progressive diabetes complications that result in serious economic expenditure and social burden. This systematic review aims to evaluate the effect of Tai Chi on improving quality of ...

Background: This study aimed to synthesize the evidence of the effect of practicing Tai Chi on oxidative stress markers (OxSM). Methods: This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducting using the MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Epistemonikos, Lilacs, and Ovid databases...

Background: Tai Chi that originated in China as a martial art is an aerobic exercise with low-to-moderate intensity and may play a role in cardiac rehabilitation. Aim: To systematically review the effect of Tai Chi on cardiorespiratory fitness for coronary disease rehabilitation. Methods: We perf...

Background: Skill-related fitness, which consists of agility, balance, coordination, speed, reaction time, and power, is a component of physical fitness with the ability to perform sports or occupations. However, few researches concern the benefits of exercise on skill-related fitness in adolesce...

Introduction: C-reactive protein (CRP) during pregnancy has been associated with adverse maternal outcomes such as preeclampsia and gestational diabetes mellitus. Increased physical activity and exercise training have shown to decrease circulating levels of CRP. The association between maternal e...

Backgrounds Cognitive impairment is prevalent among older adults and results in degraded quality of life for older adults. As the population ages, this may cause a huge burden to society. Research has demonstrated that physical exercise is beneficial to cognitive function. The purpose of this met...

BACKGROUND Tai Chi is an ancient form of physical activity that has been shown to improve cardiovascular function, but to date there had been no comprehensive systematic review on the effect of Tai Chi exercise on balance function of patients with stroke. This study evaluated the effect of Tai Ch...