Difference in elderly woman's physical strength, exercise participant satisfaction and life satisfaction according to the application of complex exercise program including laughter therapy

김은희,; 송영은,; 김창환,

doi:10.16915/jkapesgw.2016.12.30.4.217

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“…The psychological well-being of the intervention group to which Qigong therapy was applied was relatively higher than that of the control group to which Qigong therapy was not applied, thereby supporting the study results of Kim,29 Chan and Tsang,30 and Park et al31 Since older adults usually experience various mental and health problems, such as depression, anxiety, and loneliness, during their developmental stage,32-34 continuous and effective management is necessary to maintain a sense of psychological well-being. In addition, measures are needed to ensure that systematic programs are used on a regular basis.…”

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Effects of Qigong Therapy on the Psychological Well-Being, Physical Health State, Sleep State, and Life Satisfaction of Older Adults Living in Community

Lee,

Gu,

Sok

2024

Holistic Nursing Practice

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Older adults living in a community are looking for alternative and complementary methods to improve their healthy longevity and quality of life. This study aimed to examine the effects of the Qigong therapy on psychological well-being, physical health state, sleep state, and life satisfaction of older adults living in community. This study used a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design. The study samples were 69 older adults (intervention, n = 34; control, n = 35) over 65 years old in community in South Korea. Qigong therapy was performed 50 minutes per session, twice a week for a total of 20 times over a 10-week period in a comfortable and quiet environment without external noise. Measures were the study participant’s general characteristics survey, psychological well-being scale, Cornell Medical Index—Korean version, sleep scale, and life satisfaction scale standardized for the elderly. Effects of Qigong therapy according to interaction effect over time and the group showed statistically significant differences in psychological well-being, physical health state, sleep state, and life satisfaction. This study suggests that Qigong therapy was an effective nursing intervention for improving the psychological well-being, physical health state, sleep state, and life satisfaction of older adults living in community.

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confidence: 67%