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dc.contributor.authorHsu, Chen-Yuan
dc.contributor.authorMoyle, Wendy
dc.contributor.authorCooke, Marie
dc.contributor.authorJones, Cindy
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-11T02:38:46Z
dc.date.available2018-09-11T02:38:46Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn0965-2299
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ctim.2015.11.006
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/99872
dc.description.abstractObjective: Compare the effect of seated Tai Chi exercise (intervention) to usual activities on quality of life and depression symptoms in older people using wheelchairs. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Setting: One long-term care facility in Taiwan. Participants: 86 long-term care residents were screened; 60 were eligible and randomized to Tai Chi group (n = 30), or usual activity (n = 30). Intervention: One certified trainer provided the intervention group with 40 min of seated Tai Chi exercise, three times a week for 26 weeks. Trial registration ACTRN12613000029796. Main outcome measures: Quality of Life (WHOQOL (BREF)); depression symptoms (GDS-SF) Results: Participants in the Tai Chi group (M = 3.76, SD = 3.65) recorded significantly lower GDS-SF scores than participants in the control (M = 7.76, SD = 5.15) and the Tai Chi group registered significantly higher scores across overall QOL [p = 0.03], general health [p = 0.04], and the associated domains: physical health [p = 0.00], psychological health [p = 0.02], social relations [p = 0.00], and environment [p = 0.00]. Conclusions: The findings highlight the importance of Tai Chi in improving QOL and depression in this population.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto6
dc.relation.ispartofjournalComplementary Therapies in Medicine
dc.relation.ispartofvolume24
dc.subject.fieldofresearchTraditional, complementary and integrative medicine
dc.subject.fieldofresearchTraditional, complementary and integrative medicine not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4208
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420899
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.titleSeated Tai Chi versus usual activities in older people using wheelchairs: A randomized controlled trial
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorCooke, Marie L.
gro.griffith.authorMoyle, Wendy


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