The Influence of Qigong Wuqinxi on Health Status of the Community-Dwelling Older Adults

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

63 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-10-01

Study Completion Date

2021-12-30

Brief Summary

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Pain and sleep disturbance are common symptoms of community-dwelling older adults observed in traditional Chinese medical(TCM) clinics. Acupuncture or other medical treatments have their side effects and usage limitations, so it is expected that other non-medical interventions can relieve the symptoms. The purpose of this study was to test the effect of Qigong Wuqinxi intervention on pain, sleep quality, TCM body constitution and tongue features of the community-dwelling older adults.

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Detailed Description

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Methods: using cluster randomised clinical trial , two community care sites in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung City were selected. Community-dwelling older adults who are over 65 years old and have the ability to communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese were recruited . Those who had severe mental illness, moderate to severe dementia (level 2 or above on the Clinical Dementia Assessment Scale) and Barthel Index score \<60 were excluded. There were 63 valid cases divided into experimental group(n=32) and control group(n=31). The experimental group practiced Qigong Wuqinxi 50 minutes three times a week for 12 weeks; meanwhile, the control group maintained routine daily activities. The two groups of participants were tested before and after the intervention period with the following research tools: 1) The Brief Pain Inventory, (BPI), 2) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), 3) Body Constitution Questionnaire (BCQ), 4) automatic tongue diagnosis system (ATDS). The research data were analyzed with SPSS 19 software package for descriptive statistics, chi-square test, independent t test and paired t test.

Conditions

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Sleep Quality Chronic Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Qigong Wuqinxi group

The Wuqinxi version adopted by this research is the Health Qigong Wuqinxi newly compiled in mainland China in 2003. There are only 10 movements in total. It is practiced three times a week for 3 months, including group practice once a week, 50 minutes each time, and the other two times of independent practice, the same 50 minutes each time, and the practice form must be filled out.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Qigong Wuqinxi

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Wuqinxi is an exercise method developed by the ancient Chinese physician Hua Tuo by combining the ancient guide, breathing, and imitating the shapes of five animals, such as tiger, deer, bear, ape, and bird, combined with the zang-fu and meridian theory of traditional Chinese medicine. There have been studies in the past proven that this exercise can achieve health-promoting effects

control group

The control group was carried out according to the original daily activities without any intervention activities

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Qigong Wuqinxi

Wuqinxi is an exercise method developed by the ancient Chinese physician Hua Tuo by combining the ancient guide, breathing, and imitating the shapes of five animals, such as tiger, deer, bear, ape, and bird, combined with the zang-fu and meridian theory of traditional Chinese medicine. There have been studies in the past proven that this exercise can achieve health-promoting effects

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 65-85 year olds
* have the ability to communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese and can answer questions orally

Exclusion Criteria

* severe mental illness,
* moderate to severe dementia (Clinical Dementia Assessment Scale Level 2 or above)
* almost unable to perform daily activity by self. (Barthes scale \<60)

Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No