Effects of Baduanjin exercise in traditional Chinese medicine on fatigue and quality of life in patients with moderate inflammatory bowel disease
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2018.27.014
- VernacularTitle:中医八段锦对轻中度炎症性肠病患者疲乏及生活质量的影响
- Author:
Cong TANG
1
,
2
;
Sumin ZHANG
;
Jian FANG
;
Shicai HUANG
;
Shuting LU
;
Xuefang ZHANG
Author Information
1. 210023 南京中医药大学护理学院
2. 210001 南京,南京中医药大学附属南京中医院护理部
- Keywords:
Quality of life;
Fatigue;
Baduanjin;
Inflammatory bowel disease
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2018;24(27):3280-3284
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effects of Baduanjin exercise on the fatigue and quality of life in patients with moderate inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).Methods Totally 63 moderate IBD patients who were treated via the IBD diagnosis and treatment platform Nanjing Hospital of Chinese Medicine between March and July 2017 and met the inclusion criteria were selected and randomly divided into the control group (n=31) and the observation group (n=32) according to the random number table. Patients in the control group received general guidance for anti-fatigue via the WeChat platform on the basis of conventional medication, while patients in the observation group did Baduanjin exercise in addition to general guidance and medication. The fatigue and quality of life scores were compared between the two groups.Results The observation group scored lower on the whole and in the dimensions of general fatigue, physiological fatigue, less physical activities and mental fatigue than the control group after intervention (t=6.403, 6.746, 4.440, 3.409, 3.893;P< 0.05); but there was no significant difference in the dimension of lower enthusiasm between the two groups (t=0.486,P>0.05). In terms of the quality of life, the observation group scored higher on the whole and in the dimensions of bowel symptoms and general symptoms (t=-2.045, -2.254, -6.870;P<0.05); but there was no significance in the dimensions of emotional function and social function between the two groups (t= -0.041, 0.257;P>0.05).Conclusions Baduanjin exercise in traditional Chinese medicine can alleviate the fatigue symptoms in moderate IBD patients and improve their quality of life.
