Effect of a Qigong Intervention on Telomerase Activity and Mental Health in Chinese Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Qigong is a mind-body exercise that may be an effective self-care intervention for improving the well-being of women survivors of intimate partner violence.

Objective

To test whether a qigong intervention would increase telomerase activity and improve mental health in Chinese women who survived intimate partner violence.

Design, setting, and participants

A single-blind randomized clinical trial among Chinese women (N = 271) who survived intimate partner violence in the past 2 years recruited from a community center in Hong Kong, China. The trial was conducted from March 12, 2014, to May 26, 2016. Data analysis was by intention to treat and performed from June 7 to August 24, 2018.

Interventions

Randomization (1:1) to a 22-week qigong intervention (n 

SUBMITTER: Cheung DST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6484539 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature