Department of Nursing, Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Biol Res Nurs. 2012 Apr;14(2):139-46. doi: 10.1177/1099800411399645. Epub 2011 Mar 8.
Institutional wheelchair-bound older adults often do not get regular exercise and are prone to health problems. The aim of this study was to test the effects of a 12-week qigong exercise program on the physiological and psychological health of wheelchair-bound older adults in long-term care facilities. Study design was quasi-experimental, pre-post test, nonequivalent control group. Participants comprised a convenience sample of 72 wheelchair-bound older adults (qigong = 34; control = 38). The qigong group exercised 35 min/day, 5 days/week for 12 weeks. Measures for physical health (blood pressure, heart rate variability, and distal skin temperature) and psychological health (Brief Symptom Rating Scale-5) were collected before and during study Weeks 4, 8, and 12. The qigong group participants' blood pressure, distal skin temperature, and psychological health were significantly improved (all p < .001). These findings suggest that qigong exercise is a suitable daily activity for elderly residents in long-term care facilities and may help in the control of blood pressure among older adults.
机构中久坐轮椅的老年人通常得不到规律的运动，容易出现健康问题。本研究旨在测试气功锻炼计划对长期护理机构中久坐轮椅的老年人的生理和心理健康的影响。研究设计为准实验、前后测试、非等效对照组。参与者是一个方便样本，由 72 名久坐轮椅的老年人组成（气功组=34 名；对照组=38 名）。气功组每周 5 天，每天锻炼 35 分钟，持续 12 周。在研究第 4、8 和 12 周期间，收集身体健康（血压、心率变异性和远端皮肤温度）和心理健康（简明症状评定量表-5）的测量值。气功组参与者的血压、远端皮肤温度和心理健康均显著改善（均 p<.001）。这些发现表明，气功锻炼是长期护理机构中老年人的适宜日常活动，可能有助于控制老年人的血压。
