法鼓八式動禪對年長者平衡能力及生活品質影響之探討

Effect of Dharma Drum Eight-Form Moving Meditation on Balance and Quality of Life of the Elderly

林錦蘭(Chin-Lan Lin) ； 章美英(Mei-Ying Chang)

《中西醫結合護理雜誌》 2期 (2012/11) Pp. 15-31

https://doi.org/10.6211/TTCMNA.NO2-2012-02

摘要

年長者常因老化造成平衡能力變差，易導致跌倒而損害其身體功能，並影響生活品質。介入簡單易學的氣功是否能增進身心健康值得進行探討，故本研究旨在探討法鼓八式動禪對年長者平衡能力及生活品質之影響。採類實驗研究設計，以社區60 歲以上年長者為研究對象，實驗組37 人，接受每週三次、每次30 分鐘，共12週的法鼓八式動禪介入，對照組31 人，無介入措施。兩組於12 週前、後進行平衡能力（張、閉眼單腳站立、功能性前伸、秒坐椅站立、計時起走測驗）及生活品質（SF-36 量表）檢測。以SPSS 18.0 版進行統計分析。結果顯示實驗組於閉眼單腳站立、計時起走測驗及SF-36 量表的一般健康構面達顯著差異(p<0.05)。研究結果建議可於年長者族群推廣法鼓八式動禪，以增進平衡能力及預防跌倒並提高其生活品質。

關鍵字

年長者 ； 法鼓八式動禪 ； 平衡能力 ； 生活品質

並列摘要

Aging frequently has a deleterious effect on balance in the elderly, leading to falls, injuries and reduced quality of life. Whether simple Qigong can improve physical and mental health should be determined. The aim of this study is to explore the effect of dharma drum eight-form moving meditation on the balance and quality of life of the elderly. A quasi-experimental research design is used. The research subjects were a community that included 37 elderly persons (over the age of 60), who three times a week received a 30 minute-long dharma drum eight-form moving meditation intervention for a total of 12 weeks. A control group of 31 subjects received no intervention. The two groups took balance (single leg stance with eyes opened and closed, functional reach, 30s chair sit to stand, and timed up and go) and quality of life (SF-36 scale) tests before and after the 12 weeks of the study. SPSS version 18.0 was used for statistical analysis. The results thus obtained revealed that the experimental group enjoyed significant improvements (p ＜0.05) in the test that involved single leg stance with eyes closed, the timed up and go test and general health (on the SF-36 scale). The results suggest that the dharma drum eight-form moving meditation can be used to improve balance, prevent falling and improve the quality of life of the elderly.

並列關鍵字

elderly ； Dharma Drum Eight-Form Moving Meditation ； balance ability ； quality of life