Benefits of Zhineng Qigong in the holistic health of practitioners during COVID-19: contributions for nursing; [Benefícios do Zhineng Qigong na saúde holística dos profissionais durante a COVID-19: contribuições para a enfermagem]

Hernández Pedroza R.I.; Heriberto Valazza J.; Díaz Manchay R.J.; Tejada Muñoz S.; Huyhua Gutierrez S.C.; del Carmen Castillo Arcos L. · Cultura de los Cuidados (2023) · DOI: 10.14198/cuid.2023.66.11

Resumen

Introduction: There are some studies on the benefits of ZhiNeng QiGong, but still very few in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and related to holistic care. Objective: To describe the benefits of Zhineng Qigong in the comprehensive health of practicing adults during COVID-19. Method: Exploratory descriptive qualitative research. The sample was non-probabilistic for convenience, achieved by the saturation technique and data redundancy, 13 practitioners of the third International Certification of Zhineng Qigong participated, with prior informed consent. The information was collected by online interview and processed according to content analysis. Results: Five categories were found: physical health, mental health, social health, spiritual health and ecological health, where positive changes were found for strengthening and individual healing with irradiation towards their family and social environment. Conclusions: All Zhineng Qigong practitioners experienced physical and emotional healing, improvements in their family and work relationships. Likewise, they feel vitality, inner peace, connection with the universe and nature. Most indicated that they did not contract COVID-19 because they improved their immune system and breathing with the practice.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas; Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo