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Acute Physiological and Psychological Effects of Qigong Exercise in Older Practitioners
Qigong is a gentle exercise that promotes health and well-being. This study evaluated the acute physiological and psychological effects of one session of qigong exercise in older practitioners. A total of 45 participants (mean age, 65.14 years) were recruited. Meridian electrical conductance, State-...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5902057/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29805467 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4960978 |
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author | Lin, Chun-Yi Wei, Tze-Taur Wang, Chen-Chen Chen, Wan-Chen Wang, Yu-Min Tsai, Song-Yen |
author_facet | Lin, Chun-Yi Wei, Tze-Taur Wang, Chen-Chen Chen, Wan-Chen Wang, Yu-Min Tsai, Song-Yen |
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description | Qigong is a gentle exercise that promotes health and well-being. This study evaluated the acute physiological and psychological effects of one session of qigong exercise in older practitioners. A total of 45 participants (mean age, 65.14 years) were recruited. Meridian electrical conductance, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), heart rate variability (HRV), and Short Form 36 (SF-36) were evaluated and compared before and after one session of qigong exercise. The results revealed that the electrical conductance of all meridians, except spleen and bladder meridians, increased significantly (p < 0.05). Compared with baseline values, upper to lower body ratio and sympathetic/vagal index were significantly improved and closer to 1 (p = 0.011 and p = 0.007, resp.). STAI-S and STAI-T scores decreased significantly (p < 0.001 and p = 0.001, resp.). The RR interval of HRV decreased significantly (p = 0.035), a significant positive correlation was observed between kidney meridian electrical conductance and SF-36 physical scores (r = 0.74, p = 0.018), and a positive correlation was observed between pericardium meridian electrical conductance and SF-36 mental scores (r = 0.50, p = 0.06). In conclusion, one session of qigong exercise increased meridian electrical conductance, reduced anxiety, and improved body and autonomic nervous system balance. These findings provide scientific evidence for acute physiological and psychological effects of qigong exercise in older practitioners. |
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spelling | pubmed-59020572018-05-27 Acute Physiological and Psychological Effects of Qigong Exercise in Older Practitioners Lin, Chun-Yi Wei, Tze-Taur Wang, Chen-Chen Chen, Wan-Chen Wang, Yu-Min Tsai, Song-Yen Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Research Article Qigong is a gentle exercise that promotes health and well-being. This study evaluated the acute physiological and psychological effects of one session of qigong exercise in older practitioners. A total of 45 participants (mean age, 65.14 years) were recruited. Meridian electrical conductance, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), heart rate variability (HRV), and Short Form 36 (SF-36) were evaluated and compared before and after one session of qigong exercise. The results revealed that the electrical conductance of all meridians, except spleen and bladder meridians, increased significantly (p < 0.05). Compared with baseline values, upper to lower body ratio and sympathetic/vagal index were significantly improved and closer to 1 (p = 0.011 and p = 0.007, resp.). STAI-S and STAI-T scores decreased significantly (p < 0.001 and p = 0.001, resp.). The RR interval of HRV decreased significantly (p = 0.035), a significant positive correlation was observed between kidney meridian electrical conductance and SF-36 physical scores (r = 0.74, p = 0.018), and a positive correlation was observed between pericardium meridian electrical conductance and SF-36 mental scores (r = 0.50, p = 0.06). In conclusion, one session of qigong exercise increased meridian electrical conductance, reduced anxiety, and improved body and autonomic nervous system balance. These findings provide scientific evidence for acute physiological and psychological effects of qigong exercise in older practitioners. Hindawi 2018-04-02 /pmc/articles/PMC5902057/ /pubmed/29805467 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4960978 Text en Copyright © 2018 Chun-Yi Lin et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Lin, Chun-Yi Wei, Tze-Taur Wang, Chen-Chen Chen, Wan-Chen Wang, Yu-Min Tsai, Song-Yen Acute Physiological and Psychological Effects of Qigong Exercise in Older Practitioners |
title | Acute Physiological and Psychological Effects of Qigong Exercise in Older Practitioners |
title_full | Acute Physiological and Psychological Effects of Qigong Exercise in Older Practitioners |
title_fullStr | Acute Physiological and Psychological Effects of Qigong Exercise in Older Practitioners |
title_full_unstemmed | Acute Physiological and Psychological Effects of Qigong Exercise in Older Practitioners |
title_short | Acute Physiological and Psychological Effects of Qigong Exercise in Older Practitioners |
title_sort | acute physiological and psychological effects of qigong exercise in older practitioners |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5902057/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29805467 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4960978 |
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