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KMID : 0607520040120020135
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Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
2004 Volume.12 No. 2 p.135 ~ p.144
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Effect of a Qigong-Based Stress Management Program on Emotion of Pregnant Women
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Lee Sang-Hyuk
Suh Shin-Young
Choi Tai-Kiu
Yook Ki-Hwan
Kim Mujinhaeng
Lee Eun-Hee
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Abstract
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a qigong-based stress management program in pregnant women.
Method: A 8 week controlled clinical trial compared 52 pregnant women assigned qigong-based stress management program to 40 pregnant women assigned pregnancy health education program. Edinburgh postnatal depression scale(EPDS), Beck depression inventory(BDI), Spielberger trait state inventory-1(STAI-1), Hamilton depression rating scale(HAM-D), Hamilton anxiety scale(HAM-A) were used to measure anxiety and depression level.
Result: Qigong-based stress management group showed significant improvement compared to the education control group on four measures above. Qigong-based stress management group also showed significant improvement at 8 weeks termination on all measures of anxiety and depression compared to pretreatment level.
Conclusion: This study showed that qigong-based stress management program can be an effective method for pregnant women.
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KEYWORD
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Pregnancy, Stress management, Qigong
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