Mind-body practices for people living with HIV: a systematic scoping review

Table 2 Tai Chi and Qi gong included studies

Project identifier	Design	Sample size	Intervention/duration	Outcome/time
[32] USA	one group pretest-posttest design	26 QG	44 qigong g.s. of 2 h /12 weeks	Post-in ↓ depression ↓ anxiety ↑ T cell count
[30] USA	RCT + QA	13 TC 13 EX 12 CG	16 Tai Chi g.s. /8 weeks 16 exercise g.s. /8 weeks usual care	Post-int TC and EX ↑ physical function ↓ tension-anxiety ↑ QoL
[31, 33, 34] USA	RCT	65 CBR 62 TC 68 SP 57 CG	10 coping and relaxation g.s. /10 weeks 10 Tai Chi g.s. /10 weeks 10 spiritual growth g.s. /10 weeks usual care	Post-int & 6 months TC and CBR ↓ emotion-focused coping TC, CBR and SP ↑ lymphocyte proliferation

QG qigong, g.s group sessions, Post-int post intervention, RCT randomized control trial, QA qualitative approach, TC Tai Chi, EX exercise, CG control group, QoL quality of life, CBR cognitive-behavioral relaxation training, SP spiritual growth