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Article: The Efficacy Of Guolin-qigong On The Body-mind Health Of Chinese Women With Breast Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TitleThe Efficacy Of Guolin-qigong On The Body-mind Health Of Chinese Women With Breast Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors
KeywordsGuolin-Qigong
RCT
Breast cancer
Quality of life
Immune function
Tumor marker
Issue Date2017
PublisherSpringer Verlag Dordrecht. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0962-9343
Citation
Quality of Life Research, 2017, v. 26 n. 9, p. 2321–2331 How to Cite?
AbstractPurpose: This study was to evaluate the efficacy of a complementary Chinese treatment modality Guolin-Qigong (GLQG) for patients with breast cancer on the body-mind health. Methods: A randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted among 158 women with breast cancer. Subjects were randomized to receive GLQG (test group) versus a physical stretching program (control group) following conventional treatment for breast cancer. GLQG and stretching interventions were performed twice a week over 24 weeks. The primary outcome was the change in quality of life (QoL). Secondary outcome measures included anxiety, depression, and clinical indicators. All participants were assessed at four time-points, at the beginning of the study (T1), after 12 weeks of the intervention (T2), immediately after 24-week intervention (T3), and at 48-week follow-up visit (T4). Results: Improvements in QoL were evident in both groups but the test group fared better than the control group at the 12th week (P < 0.01) and particularly in emotional well-being (P < 0.01) and breast cancer-specific well-being (P < 0.001). The test group showed an improvement in anxiety levels (P < 0.01), whereas the control group showed improvements in depression (P < 0.05) but there was no significant difference between groups (P > 0.05). Both groups showed improvements in immunological function and the test group fared better than the control in TNF-α levels (P < 0.05). The results in subjects who practiced more than 4 times and 6 h per week were similar to that of all subjects; however, the improvement in anxiety in the GLQG group was more obvious. There are positive correlations between QoL and anxiety and depression. Conclusions: Both GLQG and physical stretching are beneficial during recovery following breast cancer. GLQC was more effective in terms of Qol improvements than physical stretching. Both programs brought improvements in anxiety or depression but had were comparable. GLQC group had a greater effect on immunological function than physical exercise.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/242179
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dc.contributor.authorLiu, P-
dc.contributor.authorYou, J-
dc.contributor.authorLoo, TY-
dc.contributor.authorSun, YZ-
dc.contributor.authorHe, YH-
dc.contributor.authorSit, H-
dc.contributor.authorJia, L-
dc.contributor.authorWong, M-
dc.contributor.authorXia, Z-
dc.contributor.authorZheng, X-
dc.contributor.authorWang, Z-
dc.contributor.authorWang, N-
dc.contributor.authorLao, L-
dc.contributor.authorChen, J-
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-24T01:36:24Z-
dc.date.available2017-07-24T01:36:24Z-
dc.date.issued2017-
dc.identifier.citationQuality of Life Research, 2017, v. 26 n. 9, p. 2321–2331-
dc.identifier.issn0962-9343-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/242179-
dc.description.abstractPurpose: This study was to evaluate the efficacy of a complementary Chinese treatment modality Guolin-Qigong (GLQG) for patients with breast cancer on the body-mind health. Methods: A randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted among 158 women with breast cancer. Subjects were randomized to receive GLQG (test group) versus a physical stretching program (control group) following conventional treatment for breast cancer. GLQG and stretching interventions were performed twice a week over 24 weeks. The primary outcome was the change in quality of life (QoL). Secondary outcome measures included anxiety, depression, and clinical indicators. All participants were assessed at four time-points, at the beginning of the study (T1), after 12 weeks of the intervention (T2), immediately after 24-week intervention (T3), and at 48-week follow-up visit (T4). Results: Improvements in QoL were evident in both groups but the test group fared better than the control group at the 12th week (P < 0.01) and particularly in emotional well-being (P < 0.01) and breast cancer-specific well-being (P < 0.001). The test group showed an improvement in anxiety levels (P < 0.01), whereas the control group showed improvements in depression (P < 0.05) but there was no significant difference between groups (P > 0.05). Both groups showed improvements in immunological function and the test group fared better than the control in TNF-α levels (P < 0.05). The results in subjects who practiced more than 4 times and 6 h per week were similar to that of all subjects; however, the improvement in anxiety in the GLQG group was more obvious. There are positive correlations between QoL and anxiety and depression. Conclusions: Both GLQG and physical stretching are beneficial during recovery following breast cancer. GLQC was more effective in terms of Qol improvements than physical stretching. Both programs brought improvements in anxiety or depression but had were comparable. GLQC group had a greater effect on immunological function than physical exercise.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherSpringer Verlag Dordrecht. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0962-9343-
dc.relation.ispartofQuality of Life Research-
dc.rightsThe final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/[insert DOI]-
dc.subjectGuolin-Qigong-
dc.subjectRCT-
dc.subjectBreast cancer-
dc.subjectQuality of life-
dc.subjectImmune function-
dc.subjectTumor marker-
dc.titleThe Efficacy Of Guolin-qigong On The Body-mind Health Of Chinese Women With Breast Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailLiu, P: peiliu@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailLoo, TY: tyloo@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailLao, L: lxlao1@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailChen, J: abchen@hkucc.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityLiu, P=rp02432-
dc.identifier.authorityLao, L=rp01784-
dc.identifier.authorityChen, J=rp01316-
dc.description.naturelink_to_subscribed_fulltext-
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11136-017-1576-7-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85017577209-
dc.identifier.hkuros273579-
dc.identifier.volume26-
dc.identifier.issue9-
dc.identifier.spage2321–2331-
dc.identifier.epage2321–2331-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000407397900004-
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands-
dc.identifier.issnl0962-9343-

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