The effect of Qigong exercise on state anxiety levels of inpatients in psychiatric wards: A randomized controlled study.
Explore (New York, N.Y.) January 1, 2024 Elcin Babaoglu, Aydan Akkurt Yalcinturk, Emel Erdeniz Gures et al. 4 citations
A single 40-minute session of Qigong, a mind-body exercise originating in China, reduced state anxiety levels in psychiatric inpatients. In a randomized controlled trial with 70 inpatients (35 per group), the intervention group's mean post-test state anxiety score (27.20) was significantly lower than the control group's (39.72). Within the intervention group, scores dropped from 38.42 before the session to 27.20 afterward. The authors suggest Qigong may help manage state anxiety and reduce associated risks in clinical psychiatric settings.