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Seated Tai Chi versus usual activities in older people using wheelchairs: A randomized controlled trial
Chen-Yuan Hsu1, Wendy Moyle2, Marie Cooke2
1Centre for Health Practice Innovation, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia; Department of Nursing, Dayeh University, Changhua, Taiwan.
Objective:
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 40min 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.
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