Qigong Exercise and Sleep Quality

Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine60 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether 12 weeks of practicing Mawangdui Guiding Technique has an improvement effect on subjective sleep quality, objective sleep quality, and daytime fatigue in older adults in a healthcare hospital.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Sleep Quality

Interventions

Practice Mawangdui Guiding TechniqueBEHAVIORAL

Nursing staff with experience in teaching Mawangdui Daoyin Exercise conducted the operation instruction on different floors. A feasibility assessment of the older adults was carried out by the nursing staff at the end of the teaching, and only after passing this assessment could the experimental part begin. The treatment group participated in five Mawangdui Daoyin Exercise sessions per week, each lasting approximately 45 minutes, and the exercises continued for 12 weeks.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Aged sixty years and above; continuous residence in the participating healthcare hospitals for more than six months * Conscious, with basic visual and auditory perception, communication, and cognitive functioning * Voluntary enrollment in this study and signing of the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who have suffered a sudden accident, emergency surgery, or a rapid deterioration of a long-term medical condition * Individuals who have recently been involved in other rehabilitation activities and who play sports on a regular basis * Individuals who are unable to participate in physical activity (e.g., patients suffering from major diseases of the liver, kidneys, heart, brain, or blood system) * Individuals suffering from deep venous thrombosis; individuals with musculoskeletal problems with signs of limitation of movement (e.g., unsettled broken bones, pelvic fractures) * Individuals with preexisting psychiatric conditions (such as personality disorders, psychosis, and so on); and individuals with symptoms of severe depression.

Locations (1)

Healthcare Hospital

Changsha, Hunan, China

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index is a comprehensive sleep self-assessment tool containing 19 items. The overall total score ranges from 0-21, with the lower the overall score, the higher the quality of sleep.

Time frame: baseline; 4 weeks; 12weeks

Insomnia Severity Index

The Insomnia Severity Index(ISI) is a self-assessment tool consisting of seven items designed to assess various aspects of insomnia. Cumulative ISI scores range from 0 to 28 and are categorized as follows: 0-7 = no insomnia; 8-14 = mild insomnia; 15-21 = moderate insomnia; and 22-28 = severe insomnia.

Time frame: baseline; 4 weeks; 12weeks

Polysomnography

Polysomnography is the internationally recognized gold standard for diagnosing sleep disorder disorders and can provide an objective basis for the diagnosis, classification and identification of sleep disorders.

Time frame: baseline; 4 weeks; 12weeks

Flinders Fatigue Scale

The Flinders Fatigue Scale is a 7-item scale that measures various characteristics of fatigue. Total fatigue scores range from 0 to 31, with higher scores indicating more severe fatigue.

Time frame: baseline; 4 weeks; 12weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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