Effect of Taichi's exercise on physical performance and fall rates
- Conditions
- fall.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20180426039425N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Babol University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Elderly women aged 60 to 74 years
Desire to participate in research
Spoken in farsi
Have reading and writing skills
Lack of psychosocial disorder. Accordingly, the ten-point ten-line AMT will be used for the arrival of the elderly who are studying at grade 7 and above.
Not having a history of Tai Chi Sports exercises in 12 months
Ability to do daily life activities (using the daily life activities tool and score 12 points higher
Having a history of at least one fall during a recent year and a score of 7, the highest of the fall screening tool
Not having a medical bar to exercise
Not having vision and hearing problems (to the extent that there is no problem in the relationship)
Not having vision and hearing problems (to the extent that there is no problem)
Unwillingness to continue to participate in research
Hospital admission during study
Decreasing the ability to complete an exercise program with the elderly saying
Regular absenteeism in Tai Chi practice (4 consecutive sessions)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Physical performance. Timepoint: Before intervention and after intervention. Method of measurement: Short Physical Performance Battery.;Fall rate. Timepoint: Before intervention and at the end of week 4, end of week 8 and end of week 12 intervention. Method of measurement: Self-report checklist for falling occurrences.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method