Cheng Fung Kei
Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2015 Jan;19(1):138-49. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2014.11.001. Epub 2014 Nov 11.
Mental disorders affect not only individual well-being but also community health, which pushes mental care professionals to investigate various solutions to accommodate different needs. The exercise of Baduanjin, a form of Qigong, facilitates improvements in psychological health, potentially serving as an alternative choice for interventions. This comprehensive review analyses 28 publications, among which three are in English and 25 in Chinese, these indicating enhancement in quality of life and mental health for a variety of participants, including college students, middle-aged individuals, the elderly, and patients who suffer from different mental problems or chronic physical illnesses. The outcomes suggest that this cost-effective, learner-friendly and self-pacing exercise should be promoted in individual and group settings for both curative and preventive measures, and for which further investigations are also recommended.
精神障碍不仅影响个人幸福，还影响社区健康，这促使精神护理专业人员研究各种解决方案以满足不同需求。八段锦作为一种气功形式，其练习有助于改善心理健康，有可能成为一种干预的替代选择。这篇综述分析了28篇出版物，其中3篇是英文的，25篇是中文的，这些研究表明八段锦对包括大学生、中年人、老年人以及患有不同精神问题或慢性身体疾病的患者在内的各类参与者的生活质量和心理健康都有改善作用。结果表明，这种经济高效、便于学习且可自行调节节奏的运动应在个人和团体环境中推广，用于治疗和预防措施，同时也建议进一步开展研究。
