Effect of an integrated qigong and body scan program on fatigue levels among patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis
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qigong, body scan, fatigue, chronic kidney disease, hemodialysisAbstract
This quasi-experimental design with a two-group pretest-posttest, aimed to examine effects of an integrated qigong and body scan program on fatigue level among patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis at The Hemodialysis Center in Thammasat University Hospital, Pathum Thani Province, Thailand. A total of 67 participants with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis were selected through purposive sampling based on inclusion criteria. Participants were assigned to either the experimental group, which received an integrated qigong and body scan for 12 weeks (n = 33), or the control group, which received standard care (n = 34). The instruments used for data collection included: 1) a 12-week Integrated Qigong and Body Scan, and 2) a characteristics data questionnaire and the Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS). Descriptive statistics and t-tests were used to analyze the data.
The results revealed that before the intervention, the mean fatigue score in the experimental group was 132.94 (S.D. = 18.86), which decreased to 42.18 (S.D. = 8.34) after participation in the program. In contrast, the control group had a mean fatigue score of 129.21 (S.D. = 23.08) before and 129.41 (S.D. = 22.89) after participation of the program. The mean fatigue score in the experimental group decreased significantly (t = 40.61, p < 0.001) and differed significantly from the control group (t = -20.64, p < 0.001).
This study suggests that an integrated qigong and body scan program may be beneficial in reducing fatigue among patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis. Healthcare providers should consider implementing this practice in hemodialysis centers.
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