title: Effects of Twenty-four Move Shadow Boxing Combined with psychosomatic relaxation on Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Type-2 Diabetes.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of the current study was to observe the effects of Twenty-four Move Shadow Boxing combined with psychosomatic relaxation on depression and anxiety in patients with Type-2 Diabetes.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and twenty (120) patients with Type-2 Diabetes and depressive/anxious symptoms were divided into intervention group (60 cases) and control group (60 cases) according to the minimum distribution principle of unbalanced indicators. Twenty-four Move Shadow Boxing group used this intervention combined with psychosomatic relaxation. Control group underwent conventional treatment. All the patients in the two groups completed the Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) before and after treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the 52 people included in the statistical analysis, the recovery rate was 13.3%. The differences between depression and anxiety scores in the intervention group before and after treatment were statistically significant (P<0.001), whereas these differences were non-significant in the control group (P=0.123). After the treatment, the glycated hemoglobin reduction in the intervention group was greater than that of the control group (t=2.438, P=0.016).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The combination of Twenty-four Move Shadow Boxing and psychosomatic relaxation has a beneficial auxiliary therapeutic effect on depression and anxiety accompanying Type-2 Diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physical Education, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, zjzyy881@163.com.
authors.forename: Yingying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Yiyi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Qiujia
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D001914:Boxing; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000523:psychology*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012064:Relaxation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome