The effect of shadow boxing exercise on the long-term quality of life in middle-aged and elderly patients with primary hypertension
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2010.14.002
- VernacularTitle:太极拳运动对中老年原发性高血压患者远期生活质量的影响
- Author:
Qiao-Ying HAN
1
;
Xiu-Feng HUANG
;
Lei LI
;
Li-Qing CHEN
Author Information
1. 广东医学院附属医院
- Keywords:
Shadow Boxing;
Primary Hypertension;
Quality of life
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2010;16(14):1617-1619
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the effect of Chinese shadow boxing exercise on long-term quality of life in middle-aged and elderly patients with primary hypertension. Methods 60 cases of middle-aged and elderly patients with primary hypertension were randomly divided into two groups :30 cases in observation group and 30 cases in control group. The observation group performed The quality of life was surveyed by using SF-36 and compared between the two groups 5 years later. Results In patients' quality of life, observation group was significantly higher than control group (P ＜ 0. 01 ). Conclusions Shadow boxing exercise is helpful to control the hypertension and release tension emotion in order to improve quality of life in middle-aged and elderly patients with primary hypertension.
