Effects of a Brief Qigong-based Stress Reduction Program (BQSRP) in a distressed Korean population: a randomized trial

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Jae-Heung Cho¹  Mi-Yeon Song¹  Sun-Yong Chung²  Eun-Young Hwang²  Jong-Woo Kim²  Sehyun Kim³ 

[1] Department of Korean Rehabilitation, College of Korean Medicine and Institute of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, 130-701, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Departments of Korean Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine and Institute of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, 130-701, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Graduate School of Dankook University Jukjeon Campus, 152 Jukjeon-ro, Suji-gu, 448-701, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea;

关键词: Generalize Anxiety Disorder;    Trait Anxiety;    Salivary Cortisol;    Perceive Stress Scale;    Salivary Cortisol Level;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1472-6882-13-113

 received in 2012-06-21, accepted in 2013-05-21,  发布年份 2013

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundDistressed individuals in Korea may benefit from the practice of mind–body exercises such as Qigong. However, the effectiveness of such techniques needs to be investigated.MethodsFifty participants who were eligible to this study were randomized into a group receiving a 4-week intervention of a brief Qigong-based stress reduction program (BQSRP) or a wait-list control group. Before and after the intervention period, saliva samples were collected and questionnaires were completed on perceived stress, anxiety, “Hwa-Byung” (anger syndrome), and quality of life. Salivary cortisol has emerged in mind-body therapy research as an easy-to-collect, relatively inexpensive, biologic marker of stress. Salivary corisol were collected to evaluate physiological effect of BQSRP. Between-group comparisons of change from baseline to study completion were analyzed by analysis of covariance for the Perceived Stress Scale and independent two sample t- tests for other measures.ResultsCompared with the control group, the BQSRP intervention group displayed significantly larger decreases in Perceived Stress Scale scores (p = 0.0006), State Anxiety scores (p = 0.0028), Trait Anxiety scores (p < 0.0001), personality subscale scores of the Hwa-Byung Scale (p = 0.0321), symptoms scores of the Hwa-Byung Scale (p = 0.0196), and a significantly larger increase in World Health Organization Quality of Life Abbreviated version scores (p s < .05). Salivary cortisol levels were not changed.ConclusionsThe BQSRP appears to be effective in reducing stress perception, anxiety, anger, and improving quality of life (KCT0000056).

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