Psycho-physical and neurophysiological effects of qigong on depressed elders with chronic illness

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 336-348

  Tsang, Hector W H ^a   Tsang, William W N ^a   Jones, Alice Y M ^a   Fung, Kelvin M T ^a   Chan, Alan H L ^a   Chan, Edward P ^a   Au, Doreen W H ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

cortisol; depression; physical functioning; psychosocial health; qigong; serotonin

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; SEROTONIN;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CHEMISTRY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREATHING EXERCISES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; SELF CONCEPT; SEROTONIN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875394309     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2012.732035     Document Type: Article

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