Impact of Qigong on quality of life, pain and depressive symptoms in older adults admitted to an intermediate care rehabilitation unit: a randomized controlled trial

Martínez, Núria; Bach, Carme; Espinosa, Lluís; Marasigan, Violeta; Domènech, Sara; Inzitari, Marco

doi:10.1007/s40520-014-0250-y

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“…Also, sociocultural factors such as familismo and group identity that are attributed to the Latino community [40] may have resulted in improvements in their psychosocial status following participation in the Tai Chi program. Hence, in keeping with previous research [20,25,39], we hypothesize that these positive psychosocial benefits may have contributed to their improved functional status at the end of the program. Further research is needed to explore the relationship between changes in psychosocial status and its impact on functional ability following a Tai Chi exercise program.…”

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confidence: 76%

“…For example, a Finnish study by Rantakokko et al [38] showed that older people with minor depressive symptoms at baseline experienced a decrease in depression following a 3-month outdoor activity intervention. In a randomized controlled study, the depression and quality of life improved after a structured Qigong intervention in non-Latinos [39].…”

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The interrelationship between balance, Tai Chi and depression in Latino older adults

Siu

Padilla²,

Rajaram

2016

Aging Clin Exp Res

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Falls and associated injuries are the most serious medical problem affecting the functional independence among both White non-Hispanics and Latino older adults. Studies have shown the effectiveness of Tai Chi exercise in reducing falls but have primarily focused on White non-Hispanic older adults. There is limited research that examines the effectiveness of this exercise on balance among different racial/ethnic minority older adults. This study focused on the interrelationship between functional status (balance performance) and psychosocial status (depression) before and after a 12-week Tai Chi program among Latinos in a Midwestern metropolitan city. Results indicated that at baseline, prior to the start of the Tai Chi program, participants who were more depressed had poorer functional status. Participants who had higher depression at baseline, experienced greater improvement in functional status, following the 12-week Tai Chi exercise program, compared with those who had lower levels of depression.

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The interrelationship between balance, Tai Chi and depression in Latino older adults

Siu

Padilla²,

Rajaram

2016

Aging Clin Exp Res

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“…Effects of Qigong practice on electrocardiographic parameters (Lee et al, 2000 , 2003 ), blood pressure (Lee et al, 2003 ; Cheung et al, 2005 ), and breathing frequency (Sun, 1988 ) were investigated. Positive effects of Qigong practice on mental health were shown in anxiety disorders (Lee et al, 2004 ; Abbott and Lavretsky, 2013 ; Chan et al, 2013 ), posttraumatic stress disorders (Grodin et al, 2008 ; Kim et al, 2013 ), major depression (Tsang et al, 2003 ; Wang C. W. et al, 2013 ; Wang F. et al, 2013 ; Yeung et al, 2013 ; Yin and Dishman, 2014 ; Liu et al, 2015 ; Martínez et al, 2015 ), in the burnout syndrome (Stenlund et al, 2009 , 2012 ), and in tinnitus (Biesinger et al, 2010 ). In recent studies, a stress alleviating effect was shown in healthy practitioners (Posadzki et al, 2010 ; Terjestam et al, 2010 ; Glei et al, 2012 ; Sousa et al, 2012 ; Hwang et al, 2013 ; Shim, 2014 ; Wang et al, 2014 ).…”

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Temporal Courses in EEG Theta and Alpha Activity in the Dynamic Health Qigong Techniques Wu Qin Xi and Liu Zi Jue

Henz

Schöllhorn

2018

Front. Psychol.

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Health Qigong is a common technique of Traditional Chinese Medicine applied to strengthen mental and physical health. Several studies report increases in EEG theta and alpha activity after meditative Qigong techniques indicating a relaxed state of mind. To date, little is known on the effects of dynamic Health Qigong techniques that comprise bodily movements on brain activity. In the current study, we compared effects of two dynamic Health Qigong techniques on EEG brain activity. Subjects performed the techniques Wu Qin Xi (five animals play) and Liu Zi Jue (six healing sounds) in a within-subjects design. Eyes-open and eyes-closed resting EEG was recorded before and immediately after each 15-min practice block. Additionally, the Profile of Mood States (POMS) questionnaire was administered at pretest, and after each 15-min practice block. Results show a decrease in alpha activity after 15 min, followed by an increase after 30 min in the Health Qigong technique Liu Zi Jue. Theta activity was decreased after 15 min, followed by an increase after 30 min in the technique Wu Qin Xi. Results of the POMS indicated an increased vigor-activity level with decreased fatigue and tension-anxiety levels in both techniques after 30 min of practice. Our results demonstrate different temporal dynamics in EEG theta and alpha activity for the Health Qigong techniques Wu Qin Xi and Liu Zi Jue. We hypothesize that the found brain activation patterns result from different attentional focusing styles and breathing techniques performed during the investigated Health Qigong techniques.

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“…A total of 15 of 25 participants in the qigong group (60%) reported that they conducted qigong treatment five times or more per week, even though they had this treatment more than 42 times for 12 weeks. Our compliance rate was low compared with clinical trials that used medication with a rate of 83–94% [26], as well as a previous study on qigong that showed adherence of 79% of participants [27]. Another previous study on qigong for breast cancer also reported a compliance of 89.6% in participants who had group qigong sessions and 78.5% for home qigong exercise [28].…”

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The Effect of Dongeui Qigong for Prehypertension and Mild Essential Hypertension

Park

Kim

Jung

et al. 2017

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Although several previous studies have reported the effect of qigong on lowering blood pressure, rigorous trials are lacking. Studies evaluating the effect of qigong on prehypertension are also scarce. This study aimed to assess the effect of qigong on prehypertension and mild hypertension. Participants with prehypertension or mild hypertension were randomized to the Dongeui qigong group or a nontreated control group. In the qigong group, Dongeui qigong was administered 5 times/week for 12 weeks. The control group did not receive any intervention for blood pressure control. Fifty-two participants were included in this study. Even though diastolic blood pressure was significantly reduced in the qigong group after 8 weeks (p = 0.04) compared to baseline, the difference in change in blood pressure between the qigong and control groups was not significant. There were no significant differences in quality of life between the qigong and control groups. Dongeui qigong is not significantly effective in pre/mild hypertension compared with controls. This result could be due to a lack of effect of qigong or caused by other factors, such as the type of qigong, target symptoms, inappropriate sample size, and compliance of participants. Trial Registration. This trial is registered with KCT0001397 (Clinical Research Information Service).

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Impact of Qigong on quality of life, pain and depressive symptoms in older adults admitted to an intermediate care rehabilitation unit: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract: According to our results, a structured Qigong intervention, together with usual care, might contribute to improve quality of life of patients admitted to a post-acute intermediate care rehabilitation unit, compared to usual care.

Cited by 22 publications

References 12 publications

The interrelationship between balance, Tai Chi and depression in Latino older adults

The interrelationship between balance, Tai Chi and depression in Latino older adults

Temporal Courses in EEG Theta and Alpha Activity in the Dynamic Health Qigong Techniques Wu Qin Xi and Liu Zi Jue

The Effect of Dongeui Qigong for Prehypertension and Mild Essential Hypertension

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