title: Efficacy of Qi-therapy (external Qigong) for elderly people with chronic pain.
abstract: To test the efficacy of Qi-therapy (external Qigong) in improving symptoms of pain and mood states in elderly peoples with chronic pain. Forty-three elderly people with chronic pain were randomly assigned either to an intervention or a general care group. The intervention group was given four weeks of Qi-therapy whereas the control group was given standard care. Compared with the control group, Qi-therapy participants experienced improvements in positive mood and psychological variables over the four-week program. Compared with baseline values, pain and psychological benefits remained significantly improved after two weeks of follow-up. These findings suggest that Qi-therapy may help the elderly cope with pain and associated mood disturbances.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Wonkwang Health Science College, Iksan, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Hee
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Young Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Myeong Soo
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D000368:Aged; D001945:Breathing Exercises; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D005221:Fatigue / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D019413:Qi; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome