作者
Rainbow TH Ho, Jessie SM Chan, Chong-Wen Wang, Benson WM Lau, Kwok Fai So, Li Ping Yuen, Jonathan ST Sham, Cecilia LW Chan
发表日期
2012/10/1
期刊
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
卷号
44
期号
2
页码范围
160-170
出版商
Oxford University Press
简介
Background
Chronic fatigue is common in the general population. Complementary therapies are often used by patients with chronic fatigue or chronic fatigue syndrome to manage their symptoms.
Purpose
This study aimed to assess the effect of a 4-month qigong intervention program among patients with chronic fatigue or chronic fatigue syndrome.
Methods
Sixty-four participants were randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a wait list control group. Outcome measures included fatigue symptoms, physical functioning, mental functioning, and telomerase activity.
Results
Fatigue symptoms and mental functioning were significantly improved in the qigong group compared to controls. Telomerase activity increased in the qigong group from 0.102 to 0.178 arbitrary units (p < 0.05). The change was statistically significant when …
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