Effectiveness of Nei-Yang(inner-nourishing)Qigong based on the characteristics of disease on anxiety,depression and cognitive function in patients with stroke
Objective To develop an inner-nourishing Qigong exercise program based on the characteristics of stroke and to verify the effect on anxiety,depression and cognitive function in stroke patients with hemiplegia.Methods Eighty patients with hemiplegia af-ter a first-episode stroke were randomized into one of two groups,with 40 in each.The control group was given routine rehabilita-tion and psychological nursing,while the intervention group received inner-nourishing Qigong exercise which was developed based on the characteristics of stroke 60 min per day for 4 weeks.All patients were assessed with the Self-rating Anxiety Scale(SAS),the Self-rating Depression Scale(SDS)and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment(MOAC)before and immediately after the inter-vention.Results The intervention group showed significantly lower anxiety and depression scores,whereas higher levels of cognitive function compared to the control group(all P＜0.05).Conclusion The inner-nourishing Qigong exercise based on the characteristics of stroke can effectively mitigate anxiety and depression,and improve cognitive function of stroke patients with hemiplegia.
strokehemiplegiacognitive impairmentinner-nourishing Qigonganxietydepressioncognitive func-tiontraditional Chinese medicine based nursing
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