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The aim of the present study was to analyze the effects of a Qigong exercise programme on the severity of the menopausal symptoms and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) of community‐dwelling postmenopausal women. This was done by means of a randomised clinical trial with a sample of 125 women who were assigned to either a control ( n  = 62) or an experimental group ( n  = 63). The severity of their menopause‐related symptoms and HRQoL were assessed through the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) and the 36‐item Short‐Form Health Survey (SF‐36) respectively, before and after the intervention period. The main findings of our study reveal significant improvement in the severity of menopausal symptoms at the somatic, psychological, and urogenital levels, as well as in the total score of the MRS. Additionally, participants assigned to the Qigong group experienced improvement in the general health, physical functioning, role‐physical, bodily pain, vitality, and mental health domains of the 36‐item Short‐Form Health Survey, as well as in its physical component and mental component summaries. We can therefore conclude that, among Spanish postmenopausal women, a twelve‐week Qigong exercise programme has beneficial effects on the severity of menopausal symptoms and HRQoL.   HighlightsWe have studied the effects of Qigong on menopause‐related quality of life.  Qigong is a useful tool in the management of the severity of menopausal symptoms.  A 12‐week Qigong programme showed benefits on health‐related quality of life.Trial registration:  ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03989453.

Impact of Qigong exercises on the severity of the menopausal symptoms and health‐related quality of life: A randomised controlled trial