Tai Chi practice and neuropsychiatric aspects in elderly: systematic review
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tai chi, neuropsychiatric aspects, elderlyAbstract
Introduction. Tai Chi, a body-mind technique, has been indicated as a physical prectice for the elderlydue to its unique characteristics of exection, such as sloweness and cancentration. Objective.This study aims at evaluating the contributions of Tai Chi in neuropsychiatric aspects, based on a systematic review of literature. Method. In order to do so, different databases have been used such as LILACS, Pubmed, Psycinfo, Scielo, Embase and Science Direct. The articles were selected from January 2020 to February 2021, considering publications about elderly people for the last 10 years. Results.That sums up to a selection of twenty studies. Conclusion. According to the revised studies, Tai Chi may be beneficial to reduction in anxiety and depressive states, improvement in executive functions, balance and sleep quality, reduction of falling events, enhancement in quality of life, reduction of stress levels, etc. The analysis of punctuation on the PEDro scale has revealed methodological limitations, suggesting the importance of new studies controlling interference factors into neuropsychiatric aspects.
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Accepted 2021-07-27
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