Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry (동의신경정신과학회지)

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Analysis of Clinical Study Trends on 'Qigong': A Preliminary Scoping Review

'기공'의 국외 임상연구 최신동향: 스코핑 고찰을 중심으로 한 예비연구

  • Choi, WonYoung (Department of Korean Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Suh, Hyo-Weon (Department of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Jong Woo (Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
  • 최원영 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 한의학과) ;
  • 서효원 (경희대학교 한의과대학 한의학과) ;
  • 김종우 (경희대학교 한의과대학 한방신경정신과학교실)
  • Received : 2021.09.05
  • Accepted : 2021.09.16
  • Published : 2021.09.30
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Abstract

Objectives: The objective of this study was to perform a scoping review to describe clinical study trends on Qigong in order to identify further directions of Qigong in Korean medicine. Methods: Under the Arksey and O'Malley methodological framework, PubMed was searched to identify articles published from January 1, 2019 to June 28, 2021. A total of 224 articles were retrieved. Results were systematically filtered by two independent reviewers based on inclusion/exclusion criteria. Publication information, disease, intervention and research results of a total of 153 articles were extracted and analyzed. Results: Asia had the largest number of Qigong studies (82 studies, 65%). Most research studies were conducted in the academic field of Medicine (n=109, 86.5%), including Complementary and Alternative Medicine (n=35), Medicine (miscellaneous) (n=15), and Oncology (n=15). Based on ICD-10 classification, Mental and Behavioral Disorder (n=25, 19.8%) was the most frequently analyzed decease, followed by Neoplasm (n=24) and Disease of the Nervous system (n=12). Almost half of all studies were Systematic Reviews. RCTs only accounted for 25.4%. Interventions were very diverse and inconsistent. Sixty (47.6%) studies analyzed Qigong as a single intervention. In 66 cases, Qigong was analyzed as part of a large category such as Mind-Body intervention. Most studies designed a Donggong (動功) program. The age of the population was relatively high as 47.1% of all studies were conducted on middle aged or older adults. Conclusions: These findings suggest that further standardized research on Qigong, especially Junggong (靜功), needs to be conducted by developing research protocols and practice programs to verify effects of Qigong and utilize Qigong as a medical intervention in Korean Medicine.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by a grant of the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (grant number: HF20C0079).

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