Effects of a brief Qigong-based stress reduction program (BQSRP) in a distressed Korean population: a randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Distressed individuals in Korea may benefit from the practice of mind-body exercises such as Qigong. However, the effectiveness of such techniques needs to be investigated.

Methods

Fifty participants who were eligible to this study were randomized into a group receiving a 4-week intervention of a brief Qigong-based stress reduction program (BQSRP) or a wait-list control group. Before and after the intervention period, saliva samples were collected and questionnaires were completed on perceived stress, anxiety, "Hwa-Byung" (anger syndrome), and quality of life. Salivary cortisol has emerged in mind-body therapy research as an easy-to-collect, relatively inexpensive, biologic marker of stress. Salivary corisol were collected to evaluate physiological effect of BQSRP

SUBMITTER: Hwang EY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3680074 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature