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Background: Tai Chi is a traditional Chinese mind-body practice that is widely used for health promotion, rehabilitation, symptom management, and overall wellbeing. Although numerous systematic reviews have demonstrated its potential effectiveness across a range of physical and psychological outcomes, quantitative evidence alone cannot explain how individuals experience Tai Chi, why they initiate or sustain practice, or how the practice is integrated into everyday life. Existing qualitative studies have provided valuable insights into participants' experiences; however, these findings remain dispersed across different populations, health conditions, and practice settings. To date, no qualitative evidence synthesis has comprehensively integrated people's experiences of practising Tai Chi across health-related contexts.
Methods: This review will be conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology for qualitative evidence synthesis using the meta-aggregation approach. A comprehensive search will be undertaken in MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, AMED, Scopus, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Data, Google Scholar, and ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global from database inception to the final search date. Qualitative studies exploring people's experiences of practising Tai Chi for health and wellbeing will be eligible for inclusion. Two independent reviewers will undertake study selection, methodological quality appraisal, and data extraction. Methodological quality will be assessed using the JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist for Qualitative Research, and confidence in the synthesised findings will be evaluated using the ConQual approach.
Discussion: This review will provide the first comprehensive qualitative evidence synthesis of people's experiences of practising Tai Chi across diverse populations and health-related contexts. The review is expected to generate evidence that informs the person-centred design, implementation, and future evaluation of Tai Chi programmes, while identifying priorities for future research.
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Frontiers in Medicine publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research linking basic research to clinical practice and patient care, as well as translating scientific advances into new therapies and diagnostic tools. Led by an outstanding Editorial Board of international experts, this multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics, clinicians and the public worldwide.
In addition to papers that provide a link between basic research and clinical practice, a particular emphasis is given to studies that are directly relevant to patient care. In this spirit, the journal publishes the latest research results and medical knowledge that facilitate the translation of scientific advances into new therapies or diagnostic tools. The full listing of the Specialty Sections represented by Frontiers in Medicine is as listed below. As well as the established medical disciplines, Frontiers in Medicine is launching new sections that together will facilitate
- the use of patient-reported outcomes under real world conditions
- the exploitation of big data and the use of novel information and communication tools in the assessment of new medicines
- the scientific bases for guidelines and decisions from regulatory authorities
- access to medicinal products and medical devices worldwide
- addressing the grand health challenges around the world
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