@misc{10481/75992,
year = {2022},
month = {6},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/75992},
abstract = {Background: The treatment associated with non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients may cause
adverse effects on their physical and psychological condition. The aim of this study is to detect the
response to an eight-week, 16-session, 60-min presential Qigong program in anxiety, depression and
vagal nerve activity alongside a control group. Methods: A randomized controlled clinical trial was
managed. Randomization was carried out by generating a numerical sequence of three cycles through
the software EPIDAT 4.1. Numbers were placed in sealed opaque envelopes for assignment to the
different groups. Results: Anxiety levels were substantially decreased in the experimental group,
with a large effect size (F = 30.38, p < 0.00). Depression levels had an improvement in the experimental
group in contrast to the control group, reaching statistical significance (F = 19.19, p < 0.00). Heart
Rate Variability unveiled significant results in terms of between-group differences, with a large
effect size in the HRV Index (F = 15.80, p < 0.00), SDNN (F = 8.82, p < 0.00), and RMSSD (F = 6.72,
p < 0.01) in the time domain, and a medium effect size in the HF (F = 9.78, p < 0.003), LF (F = 9.78,
p < 0.00), and LF/HF Ratio (F = 18.44, p < 0.00) in the frequency domain, which were all bettered in
the experimental group, after the Qigong program. Conclusions: Qigong therapy can be an effective
therapeutic activity in consonance with traditional medicine to improve psychological health and
autonomic nervous system balance in non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivors.},
organization = {Education Ministry, Madrid, Spanish Government	FPU16/01437},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Lymphoma cancer},
keywords = {HRV},
keywords = {Autonomic nervous system},
keywords = {Non-Hodgkin lymphoma},
keywords = {Anxiety},
keywords = {Depression},
title = {Effect of a 16-Session Qigong Program in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors: A Randomized Clinical Trial},
doi = {10.3390/jcm11123421},
author = {Vargas Román, Keyla and Fuente Solana, Emilia I. De La and Cortés Martín, Jonathan and Sánchez García, Juan Carlos and Díaz Rodríguez, Consuelo Lourdes},
}