Effect of Static Hwalmyeong Training on Insomnia in the Senior Citizen

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  • KIM Euiyeon
    The Institute of Comparative Studies of International Cultures and Societies, Kurume University Present address：Department of Education, Inha University
  • TSUDA Akira
    Department of Psychology, Kurume University
  • MURATA Shin
    Faculty of Health Science, Kyoto Tachibana University
  • HORIUCHI Satoshi
    Graduate School of Psychology, Kurume University

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  • 静功活命法が中高齢者の不眠に及ぼす影響
  • 症例報告 静功活命法が中高齢者の不眠に及ぼす影響
  • ショウレイ ホウコク セイコウカツメイホウ ガ チュウ コウレイシャ ノ フミン ニ オヨボス エイキョウ

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Abstract

The effects of Static Hwalmyeong training on insomnia were compared using two groups of senior citizens. Nine the Static Hwalmyeong group (median= 49.5 years) and 14 comparison group (median= 58 years) citizens participated in this study. Insomnia, as well as subjective rating of health and depression, were measured before and after a series of practicing 60 minutes the Static Hwalmyeong training once a week for four weeks. Before starting practice the Static Hwalmyeong group showed significantly higher levels of insomnia and depression as well as lower level of subjective health compared with the comparison group. After the intervention, in the Static Hwalmyeong group, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)’s global score decreased significantly, but the scores of depression and subjective health did not change. The results suggest that Static Hwalmyeong training has the potential to decrease participant’s PSQI global scores. Thus, the training may prevent the often observed insomnia among senior citizens. However, large-scale randomized trials are needed to confirm these findings.

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