Reporter brief
Eight-week Tai Chi exercise associated with improved quality of life and depression in elderly with sarcopenia.
What happened
This randomized controlled trial examined whether eight weeks of Tai Chi exercise could improve quality of life and reduce depressive symptoms in elderly patients with sarcopenia, compared to standard elderly exercise. The study measured health-related quality of life using the Sarcopenia Quality of Life (SarQoL) questionnaire and depressive symptoms using the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (GDS-15). However, the abstract does not report the actual results, sample size, or effect sizes achieved.
Why it matters
Assessment pending; this report does not establish a change in evidence.
What it does NOT prove
- Limitations have not been recorded; consult the primary source.
Study design and sample
Rct; Human.
Elderly patients with sarcopenia
- Design
- Rct
- Sample
- —
- Journal
- Hasanuddin University
- Published
- Sep 23, 2026
Effect size
Not recorded.
Caveats
- Assessment: Superseded.
- Only the source material recorded on this evidence page was assessed.
Conflicts and funding
Not recorded.
Previous evidence
See the Exercise timeline and recorded assessment for prior evidence.
Primary source
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