Abstract
Objective
To observe the effect of Yi Jin Jing (Sinew-transforming Qigong Exercises) intervention on anxiety in asymptomatic patients with Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection during quarantine.
Methods
A total of 160 asymptomatic patients with COVID-19 infection were stratified by gender and divided into an observation group and a control group by the stratified randomization method, with 80 cases in each group. The control group was given basic nursing in the cabin, and the observation group was given additional Yi Jin Jing exercises once a day, 20 min each time, and trained continuously until 1 d before leaving the cabin. The Hamilton anxiety scale (HAMA) score was compared between the two groups.
Results
A total of 154 cases were included for data analysis in this study, including 74 cases in the observation group and 80 cases in the control group. After intervention, the HAMA scores in both groups increased (P<0.05), while the score in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (P<0.05). In the control group, the HAMA score of females after intervention was higher than that of males. The scores of mental anxiety and somatic anxiety in both groups were higher than those before intervention, while the score of mental anxiety in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control (P<0.05). However, there was no statistical difference in the somatic score between the two groups (P>0.05).
Conclusion
Patients with COVID-19 infection will get anxious during quarantine. Yi Jin Jing exercise can effectively reduce the aggravation of anxiety in asymptomatic patients with COVID-19 infection during concentrated quarantine.
摘要
目的
观察易筋经锻炼对新冠肺炎无症状感染者隔离期焦虑情绪的影响。
方法
将160 例新冠肺炎无症状感染者按性别分层, 采用分层随机化方法分为观察组和对照组, 每组80 例。对照组予以舱内基础护理, 观察组在舱内基础护理的基础上加用易筋经锻炼, 每天1 次, 每次20 min, 连续训练至出舱前一天。比较两组的汉密尔顿焦虑量表(HAMA)评分。
结果
本研究最终纳入统计者共154 例, 其中观察组74 例, 对照组80 例。干预后, 两组患者的HAMA评分均较干预前增高(P<0.05), 观察组干预后HAMA 评分低于对照组(P<0.05)。对照组女性干预后的HAMA 评分高于男性(P<0.05)。两组患者精神性焦虑和躯体性焦虑评分均较干预前升高; 观察组精神性焦虑评分显著低于对照组(P<0.05), 但两组患者躯体性焦虑评分无统计学差异(P>0.05)。
结论
新冠肺炎感染者隔离期会产生焦虑情绪; 易筋经锻炼能有效降低新冠肺炎无症状感染者集中隔离期间焦虑情绪的加重程度。
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This work was supported by Shanghai Sailing Program (上海市“科技创新行动计划”启明星培育扬帆专项, No. 22YF1444300); the Budgeted Scientific Research Project of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (上海中医药大学预算内项目, No. 2021LK091); DING’s Style of Tuina Yueyang Hospital Inheritance and Innovation Team (丁氏推拿流派岳阳医院传承创新团队, No. 2021LPTD-007); Research Work Room for SHEN Guoquan’s Academic Experience of Famous Physicians of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shanghai (沈国权上海市名老中医学术经验研究工作室, No. SHGZS-202225).
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Xing, H., Su, X., Sun, X. et al. Clinical observation on Yi Jin Jing (Sinew-transforming Qigong Exercises) in improving anxiety for asymptomatic patients with COVID-19 infection during quarantine. J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci. 21, 285–293 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11726-023-1387-z
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Keywords
- Yi Jin Jing
- Qigong
- Physical and Breathing Exercises
- COVID-19
- Asymptomatic Infections
- Mobile Cabin Hospital
- Quarantine
- Anxiety