Baduanjin Exercise Meta-Analysis for University Student Mental Health

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 36 randomized controlled trials involving 3,233 university students, published by Jiangmei Chen on figshare in 2026. The study evaluates the effects of Baduanjin exercise on mental health, sleep quality, and fatigue.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the effect of Baduanjin on depression scores based on the Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) results
• Comparing intervention efficacy on sleep quality based on Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) data
• Investigating the relationship between exercise frequency and general mental health outcomes based on Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90) subgroup analysis
• Studying the sustainability of stress reduction effects based on follow-up assessments of Perceived Stress Scale (PSS/CPSS) scores

Strengths

• Aggregates data from 36 randomized controlled trials with 3,233 participants
• Includes detailed statistical analysis with confidence intervals and p-values for multiple mental health metrics
• Conducts subgroup analyses to explore the influence of intervention parameters like frequency and duration

Limitations

• The dataset is a 10.9 KB document; the underlying trial data is not provided, limiting direct analysis
• Row count and column-level documentation for the original trial data are unknown
• The overall methodological quality of the included studies is described as moderate

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review and meta-analysis of literature from English and Chinese databases up to January 15, 2026.

Time Range

Literature published up to January 15, 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 04:27:32