Abstract: Objective To investigate the impact of Baduanjin combined with mindfulness-based stress reduction on the sleep quality of college students suffering from sleep disorders. Methods A total of 48 college students of a certain college in Shandong with self-reported sleep disorders were recruited in September 2023. 40 college students with sleep disorders were selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. According to the registration number of online recruitment, 40 college students were randomly divided into control group (n=20) and intervention group (n=20) by using random number table method. The control group received routine psychological education on sleep disorders, on the basis of routine sleep disorder psychological education, the intervention group received Baduanjin combined mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention for 8 weeks. PSQI was used to evaluate the sleep quality of the subjects in both groups. Results Before intervention, no significant differences were found in the total score of PSQI and scores of seven dimensions between the two groups. After intervention, the total score of PSQI in the intervention group was lower than that in the concurrent control group, the difference was statistically significant(P<0.01). The scores of five dimensions including subjective sleep quality sleep latency, sleep duration, sleep disturbance and daytime dysfunction in the intervention group were lower than that in the concurrent control group, the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion The combination of Baduanjin and mindfulness-based stress reduction can effectively improve the sleep quality of college students with sleep disorders, promote their physical and mental health development, and provide reference for improving the sleep quality of people with sleep disorders.

Key words: sleep quality, Baduanjin, mindfulness based stress reduction