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Public Health"],"abstract":"\n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This study was conducted to assess the impacts of mind\u2013body Health Qigong exercise performed regularly over a period of 11\u202fweeks upon depression severity and cognitive function among older people.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n \n A 2\u202f\u00d7\u202f2 two-factor structural design was incorporated into this research to carry out a randomized controlled trial. 35 participants underwent random allocation to the intervention arm (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f17) and the control arm (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f18). A regular mind\u2013body Health Qigong exercise intervention carried out over 11\u202fweeks was administered to the experimental group, with a 45-min session performed 3 times each week. The control group was instructed to retain their habitual lifestyle without any intervention. The depression severity and cognitive function of older adults in the experimental and control groups were assessed by means of the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale and the Chinese version of the Mini-Mental State Examination before and after the exercise intervention.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Compared with baseline, the total scores of C-MMSE in the experimental group were significantly higher at post-intervention (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f&lt;\u202f0.001), and the scores of its subdomains (orientation and immediate memory) were also significantly elevated (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f&lt;\u202f0.05); meanwhile, the post-test total scores of GDS-15 in the experimental group was significantly reduced (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f&lt;\u202f0.01). In contrast, the pretest and posttest total scores of C-MMSE in the control group did not differ notably (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f&gt;\u202f0.05), but the scores of its subdomain (delayed recall) were significantly decreased (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f&lt;\u202f0.05); furthermore, the control group exhibited a notable rise in the post-test total scores of GDS-15 (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f&lt;\u202f0.01).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n The results indicated that engaging in mind\u2013body Health Qigong Taiji Stick exercise for 11\u202fweeks yielded statistically significant improvements in cognitive subdomains, including orientation and immediate memory, as well as a statistically significant reduction in depression severity among older adults. 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