Research On The Health Effects Of Hot Spring Spa In Chongqing

Objective:To investigate the physiological and psychological improvement of Chongqing hot spring spa on mental tension,sleep quality,body general situation and social adaptation.Method:Recruit volunteers in the main urban area of chongqing through on-site and online recruitment.The 473 volunteers were randomly divided into the intervention group and the control group through the on-site presentation,confirmation and completion of the first questionnaire,the intervention group were treated with hot spring intervention consecutive 5 months,and the same time for the control group did not hot spring intervention.Given questionnaire investigation and physical examination respectively for the two groups before and after the project,and the subjective feeling and self-evaluation of their health effects after 5 months of hot spring were added in the second questionnaire.Analyze the improvement of intervention group and the difference between intervention group and control group before and after the intervention.Making multiple logistic regression analysis for the intervention group.Results: After 5 months hot spring intervention,the improvement rate of the physical and mental pressure,sleep quality,mental appearance of the intervention group were more than 95 %,the improvement rate of muscle back pain,arthritis,limb edema,limb numbness,leg cramps,dizziness headache were more than 90%,and the improvement rate of pharyngeal discomfort,skin itching and allergies,constipation,etc.was about 80 %.Before intervention,sleep quality indexes(difficulty falling asleep,more easy to dream a nightmare and wake),mental tension,general health indicators(head pain,joint pain,dizziness,limb numbness,leg or foot cramps,skin allergy)of intervention group were worse than the control group(P < 0.05),and other indicators have no statistical difference(P>0.05).After intervention,sleep quality,mental tension,joint pain,head pain,leg or foot cramps of intervention group were improved significantly better than that of control group(P < 0.05),and other indicators have no statistical difference(P>0.05).The indexes of Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that the frequency,time and location of hot springs in the intervention group are the protection factors of emotion,sleep problems and some health problems(p<0.05).Improvement in the high ages of insomnia,fatigue and leg cramps was superior to the low age group(p<0.05).The result of two open questions showed that the change of physical health significantly improved including sleep improvement,mental status,improved allergy symptoms,joint muscle symptoms and lose weight etc,The change of life style is more regular,more intimate with relatives and friends,more positive attitude to life and work,and play more attention to health.Physical examination found that waist circumference in women of various ages under 55 years were significantly reduced in the intervention group(P < 0.05),while that in men did not significantly change(P>0.05).Conclusion:To some extent,hot spring in Chongqing could improve people's physical,psychological and social adaptability.