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KMID : 0387420120230020049
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Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
2012 Volume.23 No. 2 p.49 ~ p.58
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Effects of mindfulness-based qigong for children’s concentration ability
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Hong Soon-Sang
Cho Seung-Hun
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of Mindfulness-based concentration qigong for children (MBCQ-C) in healthy children with subjective poor attention.
Methods: This study examined the effects of MBCQ-C on healthy children with subjective poor attention, who vistied Korean medicine hospital neuropsychiatry outpatient clinic. The MBCQ-C was practiced with 11 participants, 2 of them quit in the middle of the program, and hence, they were excluded for data analysis. MBCQ-C consisted of 8 sessions, and each session took about 60 minutes. The outcome measurement was Frankfurter Aufmerksamkeits-Inventar (FAIR), which measured selective attention, self-control and sustained attention.
Results: The results of this study showed that selective attention, and sustained attention were significantly improved. Self-control also improved, but without any statistical significance. These results indicate MBCQ-C was effective for the improvement of attention abilities, but self-control, including upper cognition area needs more consistent exercise.
Conclusions: The MBCQ-C consisting of 8 sessions were shown to be an effective intervention in improving the attention abilities of healthy children with subjective poor attention.
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KEYWORD
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MBCQ-C, Qigong, Meditation, FAIR, Attention, Concentration
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