Effect of Medical Qigong on cognitive function, quality of life, and a biomarker of inflammation in patients with cancer: A randomized controlled trial.

Oh, Byeongsang; Butow, PN; Pavlakis, Nick; Beale, Philip; Clarke, Stephen; Rosenthal, D. S.; Larkey, Linda; Vardy, Janette

doi:10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.9035

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“…These interventions aim at providing patients with knowledge and skills to cope with and achieve personal control over their symptoms, 18 and take advantage of the principle that by learning how to focus the mind it is possible to control the emotions and the bodily functions. Some mind-body interventions used as complementary therapy have been shown beneficial effects for controlling the clinical, emotional, behavioral, and spiritual disorders associated with cancer and its therapy, including relaxation, 19 guided imagery, 20 yoga, 21 tai chi, 22 qigong, 23 and meditation. 15 Meditation encompasses an array of techniques and procedures that have in common the focusing of attention either on breathing, visualizations, and mantras, or on the practitioner's own thoughts.…”

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Beneficial Effects of Pranic Meditation on the Mental Health and Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Survivors

2014

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Background. Breast cancer survivors frequently present long-lasting impairments, caused either by the disease or its treatment, capable of compromising their emotional health and quality of life. Meditation appears to be a valuable complementary measure for overcoming some of these impairments. The purpose of the present investigation was to assess the effect of pranic meditation on the quality of life and mental health of breast cancer survivors. Design. This study was a prospective single-arm observational study using before and after measurements. Methods. The subjects were 75 women submitted either to breast cancer therapy or to posttherapy control who agreed to practice pranic meditation for 20 minutes, twice a day, during 8 weeks, after receiving a formal training. The quality of life of the practitioners was assessed by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 and EORTC BR-023 questionnaires, and the mental health status by the Goldberg’s General Health Questionnaire. Results. After 8 weeks of pranic meditation practice, the subjects showed a significant improvement of their quality of life scores that included physical ( P = .0007), role ( P = .01), emotional ( P = .002), and social functioning ( P = .004), as well as global health status ( P = .005), fatigue ( P < .0001), pain ( P = .007), sleep disturbances ( P = .01), body image ( P = .001), arm symptoms ( P = .007), and breast symptoms ( P = .002). They also showed a reduction of the side effects of systemic therapy ( P = .02) and being upset by hair loss ( P = .02). Moreover, meditation was associated with improvement of the mental health parameters of the practitioners that included psychic stress ( P = .001), death ideation ( P = .02), performance diffidence ( P = .001), psychosomatic disorders ( P = .02), and severity of mental disorders ( P = .0003). The extension of the meditation period from 8 to 15 weeks caused no substantial extra benefits in practitioners. Conclusions. The results of this pilot study showed that breast cancer survivors presented significant benefits related to their mental health and quality of life scores after a short period of practice of pranic meditation, consisting of simple and easy-to-learn exercises. However, because of the limitations of the study, further research is required using a more rigorous experimental design to ascertain whether pranic meditation may be an acceptable adjunct therapy for cancer patients.

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Beneficial Effects of Pranic Meditation on the Mental Health and Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Survivors

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“…Amongst several positive effects, improvement of verbal memory, attention and prefrontal lobe functions have been reported [55,56]. Physical exercise seems to also decrease level of proinflammatory cytokines like IL-6, IL-1β and TNF-α as well as levels of inflammation in general in humans [52,57]. Moreover, physical exercise leads to improvement in self-perceived cognitive impairment and quality of life [53,54,57].…”

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“…In addition, other interventions such as skillfocused cognitive training seem to improve executive functions, memory functions, and speed of information processing [64]. Physical exercise intervention studies have also shown good efficacy in the management of CRCI [11, [54][55][56][57]64,65]. Amongst several positive effects, improvement of verbal memory, attention and prefrontal lobe functions have been reported [55,56].…”

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Impact of Physical Inactivity on the Multifactorial Process of Developing Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairments

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Zimmer²

2016

J Cancer Sci Ther

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Many cancer survivors report cognitive impairment before, during and after medical treatment. It is well known that many factors other than chemotherapy take part in the development of these cancer-related cognitive impairments (CRCI), such as cancer-related fatigue, psychological as well as molecular factors. The purpose of this review is to describe the impact of physical inactivity in the genesis of these cognitive changes in cancer patients. References for this narrative review comes primarily from PubMed, Cochrane Library and Livivo databases. It contains literature search from October 2003 to April 2016. Our search was focused on available data for the influence of physical inactivity on cognitive performance of cancer patients. Cancer patients have decreased levels of physical activity during treatment. It is suggested that lack of physical activity in general is associated with cognitive decline. At present, most available data comes from trials with heart failure patients as well as results from bed rest studies in space medicine. The development of CRCI is a multifactorial process with physical inactivity appearing to play an important role. However, the available data remains limited and future trials are needed to examine the specific role of physical inactivity on CRCI.[ [14][15][16]. The role of physical inactivity in the multifactorial process of CRCI development has not been extensively described and is the focus of our review (Figure 1). Materials and MethodsThis narrative review has been divided into four sections: 1) multifactorial aspects generating CRCI, 2) the role of physical inactivity, 3) discussion, and 4) conclusion. Information from this narrative review was obtained by searching the PubMed, Livivo and Cochrane Library databases from October 2003 to June 2016. A first search focuses on the influence of physical inactivity on development of cognitive impairments in cancer patients. Therefore, a combination of following terms was used: on the one hand "cancer-related cognitive decline", "cancer-related cognitive dysfunctions", "cancer-related cognitive impairments", "chemobrain", "chemofog", "post-chemotherapy cognitive impairment", "cancer brain", "cancer associated cognitive impairment", "cancer-therapy-associated cognitive impairment" and on the other hand "bed rest", "immobilization", "lack of exercise", "physical inactivity". There were no publications referring to this aspect exclusively. As such, a second search was conducted focusing on influence of physical inactivity on cognitive performance in general. Therefore, a combination of the following terms was used: "physical inactivity", "bed rest", "immobilization", "lack of exercise" and on the Citation: Pesendorfer LM, Zimmer P, Galvão DA, Bloch W, Baumann FT (2016) Impact of Physical Inactivity on the Multifactorial Process of Developing Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairments. J Cancer Sci Ther 8: 222-227. doi: 10.4172/1948-5956 changes might be associated with impaired memory performance and difficulties in learning [4,5...

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“…Our findings add to a growing body of studies evaluating a variety of other mind-body interventions (e.g., yoga, meditation, qigong) on cognitive function and provide further support for the effectiveness of multi-modal behavioral interventions. 13,40 Tai Chi for cognitively intact adults…”

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The Impact of Tai-Chi on Cognitive Performance in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

WaynePeter

WalshJacquelyn

Taylor-PiliaeRuth

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The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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OBJECTIVES-Summarize and critically evaluate research on the effects of Tai Chi on cognitive function in older adults. DESIGN-Systematic review with meta-analysis. SETTING-Community and residential care.PARTICIPANTS-Individuals aged 60 and over (with the exception of one study) with and without cognitive impairment. MEASUREMENTS-Cognitive ability using a variety of neuropsychological testing.RESULTS-Twenty eligible studies with a total of 2,553 participants were identified that met inclusion criteria for the systematic review: 11 of the 20 eligible studies were randomized Conflict of Interest:The editor in chief has reviewed the conflict of interest checklist provided by the authors and has determined that the authors have no financial or any other kind of personal conflicts with this paper.Author Contributions: Peter M. Wayne conceived the idea for this study. In addition, Peter M. Wayne wrote the first draft, extracted data, and evaluated studies for methodological quality and risk of bias. Jacquelyn N. Walsh contributed to the first draft and extracted data. Ruth E. Taylor-Piliae conducted meta-analyses and contributed to the manuscript. Gloria Y. Yeh extracted data, evaluated studies for methodological quality and risk of bias, and contributed to the manuscript. Rebecca E. Wells, Kathryn V. Papp, and Nancy J. Donovan all contributed to the manuscript. NIH Public Access NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author Manuscript controlled trials (RCTs), 1 was a prospective non-randomized controlled study, 4 were prospective non-controlled observational studies, and 4 were cross-sectional studies. Overall quality of RCTs was modest, with 3 of 11 trials categorized as high risk of bias. Meta-analyses of outcomes related to executive function in RCTs of cognitively healthy adults indicated a large effect size when Tai Chi was compared to non-intervention controls (Hedge's g=0.90; p=0.043) and moderate effect size when compared to exercise controls (Hedge's g=0.51; p=0.003). Meta-analyses of outcomes related to global cognitive function in RCTs of cognitively impaired adults, ranging from mild cognitive impairment to dementia, showed smaller but statistically significant effects when Tai Chi was compared to both non-intervention controls (Hedge's g=0.35; p=0.004) and other active interventions (Hedge's g=0.30; p=0.002). Findings from non-randomized studies add further evidence that Tai Chi may positively impact these and other domains of cognitive function. CONCLUSION-TaiChi shows potential to enhance cognitive function in older adults, particularly in the realm of executive functioning and in those individuals without significant impairment. Larger and methodologically sound trials with longer follow-up periods are needed before more definitive conclusions can be drawn.

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Effect of Medical Qigong on cognitive function, quality of life, and a biomarker of inflammation in patients with cancer: A randomized controlled trial.

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Beneficial Effects of Pranic Meditation on the Mental Health and Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Survivors

Beneficial Effects of Pranic Meditation on the Mental Health and Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Survivors

Impact of Physical Inactivity on the Multifactorial Process of Developing Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairments

The Impact of Tai-Chi on Cognitive Performance in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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