Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jul 3;17(13):4796. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17134796.
Pain and depressive states may have a negative impact on the quality of life of individuals with stroke. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a program of Ai Chi aquatic therapy on pain, depression, and quality of life in a sample of people with stroke. Forty-five participants received physiotherapy treatment on dry land (control group), an experimental group received aquatic Ai Chi therapy, and a combined therapy group received alternating sessions of physiotherapy on dry land and aquatic Ai Chi therapy. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scale for pain, the resilience scale, and the SF-36 quality of life scale were used as outcome measures. Statistically significant differences were found in the experimental group and the combined intervention group for post treatment pain and resilience ( < 0.001). Concerning the SF-36, statistically significant changes ( < 0.01) were found in the experimental group and the combined therapy group for all items except general health, vitality, and social function, where no between group differences were observed ( = 0.001). In conclusion, physical exercise performed in water has positive effects on several factors that contribute towards improving the mood and quality of life of people with acquired brain injury.
疼痛和抑郁状态可能会对中风患者的生活质量产生负面影响。本研究旨在评估水中太极气功疗法对中风患者疼痛、抑郁和生活质量的影响。45 名参与者接受了陆地物理治疗（对照组），实验组接受了水中太极气功治疗，联合治疗组则交替接受陆地和水中太极气功治疗。使用视觉模拟评分（VAS）量表评估疼痛，使用韧性量表和 SF-36 生活质量量表作为结果测量指标。实验组和联合干预组在治疗后疼痛和韧性方面均有显著差异（<0.001）。关于 SF-36，实验组和联合治疗组在除一般健康、活力和社会功能外的所有项目上均有显著变化（<0.01），但在这些项目上未观察到组间差异（=0.001）。总之，在水中进行的体育锻炼对改善后天性脑损伤患者的情绪和生活质量有积极影响。
