Psychological, immunological and physiological effects of a Laughing Qigong Program (LQP) on adolescents

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 660-668

  Chang, Chueh ^a   Tsai, Grace ^a   Hsieh, Chia Jung ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Coping; Humor; Laughter; Mood states; Qigong; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHINESE HUMOR SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FACE SCALE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOLOGICAL STRESS; LAUGHING QIGONG PROGRAM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE; SALIVA LEVEL; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; COPING; HUMOR; LAUGHTER; MOOD STATES; QIGONG; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LAUGHTER; LAUGHTER THERAPY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QIGONG; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84888044043     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.09.004     Document Type: Article

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