Department of Community and Health Systems, School of Nursing, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, United States.
School of Nursing, Indiana University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, United States.
West J Nurs Res. 2021 Jun;43(6):551-562. doi: 10.1177/0193945920959067. Epub 2020 Sep 18.
Interventions are needed to address physical and psychological health in middle-aged and older African Americans (AAs). The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the feasibility and potential benefits of an eight-week Qigong exercise on physical ability and function, balance, frailty, depression and anxiety, and spiritual well-being in AAs using a single-group design. Fifteen AAs with a mean age of 64 years received Qigong exercise over 16 semi-weekly, one-hour sessions. The majority were female (93.3%) and college-level educated (53.3%). Repeat chair stands, physical function, and spiritual well-being improved significantly ( < .05) with effect sizes ranging from .45 to .87. Over 52% of participants showed improved depression scores, fast gait speed, and standing balance. Nearly 42% demonstrated some frailty improvement over baseline. No adverse events were reported. Qigong exercise potentially improves the physical ability and function, and spiritual well-being of AAs and needs further testing in a randomized clinical trial.
需要采取干预措施来解决中年和老年非裔美国人（AA）的身心健康问题。本初步研究的目的是评估八周气功锻炼对非裔美国人身体能力和功能、平衡、虚弱、抑郁和焦虑以及精神健康的可行性和潜在益处，采用单组设计。15 名年龄平均为 64 岁的非裔美国人接受了 16 次半周一次一小时的气功锻炼。大多数人是女性（93.3%）和大学学历（53.3%）。重复椅子站立、身体功能和精神健康显著改善（<.05），效果大小范围从.45 到.87。超过 52%的参与者的抑郁评分、快速步态速度和站立平衡有所改善。近 42%的人表现出基线以上的虚弱改善。没有报告不良事件。气功锻炼可能会改善非裔美国人的身体能力和功能以及精神健康，需要在随机临床试验中进一步测试。
