Mindfulness with Baduanjin ranked highest for mood symptoms in COPD
A network meta-analysis favored the combined program for anxiety and depression scores, but the estimates were imprecise.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
The combined mindfulness-based stress reduction and Baduanjin program had the highest ranking for anxiety and depression symptoms in this review of people with COPD. Its symptom scores were lower than those with usual care and therapy. The findings concern this clinical population, and the wide confidence intervals leave uncertainty about the size of the differences.
The abstract does not report intervention durations, certainty ratings, or direct comparisons between the combined program and each alternative. Its ranking does not establish superiority over every other exercise approach.
What researchers found
Anxiety symptom scores
Standardized mean difference for mindfulness-based stress reduction plus Baduanjin versus usual care and therapy; assessment timing was not reported.
What was combined
This abstract-based analysis compared programs aimed at anxiety and depression in people with COPD. Baduanjin was assessed in combination with mindfulness-based stress reduction, so the result concerns a combined intervention.
Reading the result
The estimate is expressed on a standardized score scale, not as a percentage of people who improved. The ranking summarizes relative ordering; it does not show the likelihood of recovery for an individual.
The original publication
Comparative effects of mind-body exercises on anxiety and depression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Tang Y, Wang J, Jiang Y
Heart Lung · 2026
- PubMed ID
- 41138488
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