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Trial reportJournal of health, population, and nutrition2024

The effects of Baduanjin exercise on the psychological condition and heart rate variability of sports-disadvantaged college students: A randomised trial.

Zhiping Wang, Zhaoxiang Zhang, Yingqing Wu

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of health, population, and nutrition, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 authors.

Zhiping WangPublic Physical Education Department of Wuyi University, No. 358, Baihua Road, Wuyishan City, 354300, Fujian Province, China. wangw_zhiping@163.com.
Zhaoxiang ZhangPublic Physical Education Department of Wuyi University, No. 358, Baihua Road, Wuyishan City, 354300, Fujian Province, China.
Yingqing WuPublic Physical Education Department of Wuyi University, No. 358, Baihua Road, Wuyishan City, 354300, Fujian Province, China.

Funding

The Social Science Planning Project of Fujian Province in 2021 FJ2021X019
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the effects of a 16-week Baduanjin exercise programme on the psychological status and heart rate variability (HRV) of college students in a sports-disadvantaged group, offering a theoretical basis for the potential of Baduanjin exercise to improve mental health. TRIAL

designThis prospective study enrolled 93 college students from Wuyi University, exempt from the National Standards for Students' Physical Health due to illness or disability. The participants were divided into a control group (n = 47) and an experimental group (n = 46). Over 16 weeks, the experimental group engaged in the Baduanjin exercise, whereas the control group did not participate in regular physical training.

methodsWe assessed the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R, the primary outcome) scores and HRV (time domain and frequency domain indices, the secondary outcomes) of all participants both before and after the 16-week programme.

results(1) Post-16 weeks of Baduanjin exercise, a statistically significant difference was observed in the SCL-90-R scores between the control and experimental groups (P < 0.01, P < 0.05). Notably, the scores for interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, psychoticism, and other factors (predominantly relating to sleep and diet) were significantly lower in the experimental group (t = 4.234, 2.616, 3.450, 2.226, 3.980, P < 0.01, P < 0.05). (2) Following the exercise regimen, the experimental group showed a substantial decrease in heart rate, low-frequency (LF) power, and the LF/high-frequency ratio (LF/HF ratio), and a significant increase in HF compared with the control group (t = 2.358, 4.528, - 2.595, P < 0.05 P < 0.01).

conclusionSixteen weeks of Baduanjin exercise may substantially enhance HRV, potentially aiding in balancing sympathetic-vagal nerve activity and thus contributing to the regulation of mental health.

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ExerciseHeart RateStudentsAdolescentAdultAnxietyDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMental HealthProspective StudiesSportsUniversitiesYoung AdultBaduanjinHeart rate variabilityMental healthSports-disadvantaged students

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