Effect of a qigong exercise programme on elderly with depression

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 890-897

  Tsang, Hector W H ^a   Fung, Kelvin M T ^a   Chan, Ashley S M ^a   Lee, Grace ^b   Chan, Fong ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b KWAI CHUNG HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; Psychosocial health; Qigong; Rehabilitation outcome

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; READING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFFECT; AGED; BREATHING EXERCISES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749356472     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1582     Document Type: Article

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