Tai Chi Stake Exercise Intervention Improves the Quality of Life, Anxiety, and Depression of Adolescent Patients

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the influence of a Tai Chi Stake exercise intervention on the quality of life, anxiety and depressive symptoms of adolescent diagnosed with depression. A total of 138 adolescent with depression were selected as the research subjects. This group was then randomly divided into a control group (n=69) and an exercise intervention group (n=69). The control group only received counseling and drug treatment whereas the exercise intervention group received additional Tai Chi Stake exercise instruction. This experiment had a total of 4 cycles with a duration of 16 weeks (each cycle was 4 weeks long), various scales were used for assessment. The Subjective Quality of Life Scale (SQOL) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were used to assess the quality of life and sleep quality of the subjects. The Chinese version of the Reflective Function Questionnaire for Youth (RFQ-Y) was used to assess the self-reflective ability of the subjects. The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) and Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) were used to assess the depressive symptoms and anxiety levels of the subjects. The Personal and Social Performance Scale (PSP) was used to evaluate the social function and the Youth Self-Report (YSR) was used to assess symptoms of anxiety and stress. Finally, the overall assessment was divided into a primary assessment and a secondary assessment using the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) and the Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI) scores. There was no significant difference in SQOL, PSQI, RFQ-Y, HAM-D, HAM-A, PSP, YSR, CGI scores between the two groups before the intervention (P > 0.05). However, after the intervention of the Tai Chi Stake exercise, the SQOL, RFQ-Y, and PSP scores of the intervention group were significantly higher than those of the control group (P = 0.001) while the PSQI, HAM-D, HAM-A, YSR, and CGI scores were significantly lower than those of the control group (P < 0.05). In addition, the SQOL, RFQ-Y, and PSP scores of the intervention group were higher than those of the control group and the PSQI, HAM-D, HAM-A, YSR, and CGI scores were lower than those of the control group (P < 0.05). The efficiency of the Tai Chi Stake exercise intervention group was significantly higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05) demonstrating that a Tai Chi Stake exercise intervention can significantly improve the symptoms of depression, reduce anxiety, improve the quality of life, and reduce the psychological stress and related symptoms of adolescent diagnosed with depression.