A randomized controlled trial on effects of Baduanjin and brisk walking on sleep quality in female college students
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2025.08.05
- VernacularTitle:八段锦和健步走对女大学生睡眠质量影响的随机对照试验
- Author:
Ningning LIU
1
;
Lingming HU
;
Xiaohan ZHANG
;
Yanyan LU
;
Xiongbo CHEN
;
Heng SUN
;
Xinyu NIU
;
Siyu WANG
;
Xinghong DAI
;
Yan LIU
Author Information
1. 济宁医学院基础医学院,山东济宁 272067
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
sleep quality;
Baduanjin;
brisk walking;
female college students;
randomized controlled studies
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2025;39(8):691-697
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the effects of Baduanjin and brisk walking on the sleep quality among fe-male college students.Methods:Ninety female college students with poor sleep quality[Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI)≥ 8]were recruited randomly assigned to Baduanjin,brisk walking,and control groups,with 30 par-ticipants in each.The Baduanjin and brisk walking groups participated in 10-week intervention(five 45-minute ses-sions per week),while the control group did not receive any intervention.Baseline and post-intervention assessments were conducted using the PSQI,a lung capacity test,echocardiography,and the Fatigue Scale(FS-14).Results:Af-ter 10 weeks,participants in both the Baduanjin and brisk walking groups got significantly lower PSQI and FS-14 total scores compared to baseline(Ps＜0.001).Cardiopulmonary function indicators,including stroke volume(SV),forced expiratory volume in one second(FEV1.0),the vital capacity-to-body mass index(VC/W),and maximum voluntary ventilation per minute(MVV),also significantly improved(Ps＜0.001).Furthermore,the Baduanjin group had significantly lower PSQI and FS-14 scores than both the brisk walking and control groups(P＜0.001),along with superior improvements in cardiopulmonary function(P＜0.001).Conclusion:This study in-dicates that Baduanjin is particularly effective in improving sleep quality,cardiopulmonary function,and reducing fatigue among female college students,showing advantages over brisk walking.
