| Functional and Psychosocial Effects of Health Qigong in Patients with COPD: A Randomized Controlled Trial. | |
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PMID: 21417809 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Abstract Context: The initial gain from a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program (PRP) among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) begins to fade away 6 months after the completion of a rehabilitation program. One possible reason may be due to the poor compliance of the patients to the existing forms of home exercise program (e.g., walking, weight training activities, etc.). Objectives: This study tested the efficacy of health qigong (HQG), a traditional Chinese exercise, as an adjunct home exercise program in optimizing the gains obtained from PRP until 6 months after discharge. Design: This was a randomized controlled trial (RCT) on a mind-body exercise intervention. Participants: Eighty (80) patients with COPD receiving conventional PRP pulmonary rehabilitation program were randomized to the HQG intervention group (n = 40) and control group (n = 40). Outcome measures: Assessments were undertaken by blinded assessors at baseline, discharge from training, and follow-up (FU) at 3 and 6 months. Primary outcomes involved functional capacity scales and secondary outcomes involved quality-of-life scales. Results: Intention-to-treat analysis identified trends of improvement in all outcome measures in the HQG group, whereas lesser improvement and trends of deteriorations were identified in the control group. Ancillary analysis using a per-protocol method, however, identified significantly better improvements in functional capacity measures among the HQG at the 6-month FU. Conclusions: This RCT provided some evidence to support the positive effect of HQG as an adjunct home exercise for rehabilitation among people with COPD and to support further related research. |
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Bobby H P Ng; Hector W H Tsang; Alice Y M Jones; C T So; Thomas Y W Mok |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) Volume: 17 ISSN: 1557-7708 ISO Abbreviation: J Altern Complement Med Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-03-22 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9508124 Medline TA: J Altern Complement Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 243-51 Citation Subset: IM |
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1 Centre for East-Meets-West, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong . |
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