Mental Health Wellness 1
Conditions
Keywords
Qigong, Mental health, social isolation, Traditional vegetative biofeedback therapy
Brief summary
The objective of the study is to understand if Qigong may be useful in controlling the psychological state of participants in relative social isolation (during Covid-19 governmental imposed isolation procedures) The sessions are conducted live by the internet by a professional instructor-therapist with the duration of 2 months and a regular minimum of 2 sessions a week.
Detailed description
The study's objective is to understand if Qigong may be helpful on the psychological state control of the participants in a relative state of isolation imposed by the government on the fight against Covid-19. Data is gathered via the Mental Health Inventory (MHI) adapted to the Portuguese population to assess quantitative mental health scores and a simple structured interview to assess qualitative mental health benefits of Chikung (Qigong). Qigong was the chosen technique to be studied as an intervention. Qigong is a Traditional Chinese Medicine therapeutic tool that has been studied for its several health benefits. As a traditional vegetative biofeedback therapy, Qigong can be useful for the maintenance of mental health of people with several conditions such as anxiety and depression, autism spectrum disorder and even conditions related to behavioral control. * Group 1 was composed of Qigong practitioners (for at least 3 months). * Group 2 was composed of participants who would receive the Qigong intervention (never practiced Qigong). * Group 3 was composed of control participants (who would not receive the intervention).
Interventions
OTHERQigong
Qigong as a traditional chinese medicine technique, composed of several types of exercises: Baduanjin, taijiquan, yijinjing, baojiangong.
Sponsors
Universidade do Porto
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
16 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
\-
Exclusion criteria
* Physical or mental disabilities or conditions that may aggravate when performing semi-supervised physical activity
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Psychological Well-being (Mental health Inventory (MHI) dimension) | T0 - Baseline week 0 | A higher score means a higher Psychological Well-being (0-100 score) |
| Psychological Distress (Mental health Inventory (MHI) dimension) | T0 - Baseline week 0 | A higher score means a higher Psychological Distress (0-100 score) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Loss of emotional or behavioral control (Mental health Inventory (MHI) dimension) | T0 - Baseline week 0 | A higher score means a higher Loss of emotional or behavioral control (0-100 score) |
| Positive Affect (Mental health Inventory (MHI) dimension) | T0 - Baseline week 0 | A higher score means a higher Positive Affect (0-100 score) |
| Depression (Mental health Inventory (MHI) dimension) | T0 - Baseline week 0 | A higher score means higher Depression levels (0-100 score) |
| Anxiety (Mental health Inventory (MHI) dimension) | T0 - Baseline week 0 | A higher score means higher Anxiety levels (0-100 score) |
| Emotional Ties (Mental health Inventory (MHI) dimension) | T0 - Baseline week 0 | A higher score means higher Emotional Ties (0-100 score) |
Countries
Portugal
Outcome results
None listed