The Influences of Tai Chi on Balance Function and Exercise Capacity among Stroke Patients: A Meta-Analysis

Table 3

Sports intervention features in the included literature.

No.	Included in the study	Intervention measures		Intervention elements			Outcome indicators
		Treatment group	Control group	Control group	Frequency (times/wk)	Time (min/time)
1	Au-Yeung et al. [16]	Tai Chi	Regular activity	12	4	60	TUG
2	Chan and Tsang [17]	Tai Chi	Regular activity	12	2	60	Gravity swing test
3	Huang et al. [18]	Tai Chi	Regular activity	12	3	40	FMA
4	Kim et al. [19]	Tai Chi + physiotherapy	Physiotherapy	6	2	60	TUG, 10 mwt
5	Taylor-Piliae and Coull [20]	Tai Chi	Health education	12	3	60	SPPB
6	Taylor-Piliae et al. [21]	Tai Chi	Regular activity	12	3	60	SPPB
7	Zheng et al. [22]	Tai Chi	Regular activity	12	5	60	6 mwt
8	Fan et al. [23]	Tai Chi + conventional rehabilitation	Conventional rehabilitation	12	3	90	BBS, TUG, and FMA
9	Fu and Zhang [24]	Tai Chi + conventional rehabilitation	Conventional rehabilitation	8	6	40	BBS
10	Li et al. [25]	Tai Chi + medicine	Medicine	12	2	60	FMA
11	Liu et al. [26]	Tai Chi + conventional rehabilitation	Conventional rehabilitation	12	7	30	BBS
12	Xiao [27]	Tai Chi + conventional rehabilitation	Conventional rehabilitation	—	5	40	FMA
13	Xu et al. [28]	Tai Chi + physiotherapy	Physiotherapy	12	7	40	BBS
14	Yang and Liu [29]	Tai Chi + conventional rehabilitation	Conventional rehabilitation	8	3	40	FMA
15	Yang and Tang [30]	Tai Chi + comprehensive rehabilitation	Comprehensive rehabilitation	8	5	40	FMA and BBS
16	Yang et al. [31]	Tai Chi + traditional walking	Traditional walking	—	7	15 (Tai Chi) + 45 (traditional walking)	FMA
17	Zhang et al. [32]	Tai Chi + conventional rehabilitation	Conventional rehabilitation	3	7	30	FMA
18	Zhao et al. [33]	Tai Chi + conventional rehabilitation	Conventional rehabilitation	8	5	30	FMA
19	Yi et al. [34]	Tai Chi + conventional rehabilitation	Conventional rehabilitation	12	2	60	BBS, FMA, and swing test

“—” indicates that there is no description in the literature; TUG: timed up and go test; FMA: Fugl-Meyer motor function score scale; 10 mwt: 10 m walking test; SPPB: short physical performance battery; 6 mwt: 6 m walking test; BBS: Berg Balance Scale.