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Effects of tai chi on postural balance and quality of life among the elderly with gait disorders: A systematic review

BACKGROUND: Tai Chi is good for improving the physical fitness of older adults. But few studies have reported the effects of Tai Chi on the postural balance and quality of life of older adults with gait disorders. OBJECTIVE: This review aimed to assess the influence of tai chi on postural stability...

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Autores principales: Xu, Fan, Soh, Kim Geok, Chan, Yoke Mun, Bai, Xiao Rong, Qi, Fengmeng, Deng, Nuannuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10538728/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37768953
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287035
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author Xu, Fan
Soh, Kim Geok
Chan, Yoke Mun
Bai, Xiao Rong
Qi, Fengmeng
Deng, Nuannuan
author_facet Xu, Fan
Soh, Kim Geok
Chan, Yoke Mun
Bai, Xiao Rong
Qi, Fengmeng
Deng, Nuannuan
author_sort Xu, Fan
collection PubMed
description BACKGROUND: Tai Chi is good for improving the physical fitness of older adults. But few studies have reported the effects of Tai Chi on the postural balance and quality of life of older adults with gait disorders. OBJECTIVE: This review aimed to assess the influence of tai chi on postural stability and quality of life in older adults with abnormal gait. METHOD: According to the literature retrieval principles, the works published from the inception date to May 2023 were retrieved, including the following databases: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, EBSCOhost, and Google Scholar. Subsequently, literature screening and quality assessment were performed. RESULTS: A total of 16 randomized controlled trials were included in this study, Tai Chi intervention can affect populations with Parkinson’s disease (PD), no exercise, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), chronic stroke, sedentary, fear of falling, or history of falling. Postural instability is associated with balance, gait, the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale Motor Subscale 3 (UPDRS III), mobility, lower body strength, and falls. Only two articles looked at quality of life. The Yang style is the most commonly used in the intervention. Nonetheless, most studies were performed on female participants, hence, more research on older male populations is needed. CONCLUSION: Tai Chi intervention benefits postural balance in patients with gait disorders. 12 weeks is the most common intervention period for patients with gait disorders. The frequency of intervention is seven articles twice a week, and the intervention time is about 60 minutes. The Tai Chi intervention methods in this study involve Yang Style, Sun Style, Taoist Tai Chi, and Health Qigong Tai Chi, but the Yang Style Tai Chi intervention is the most widely used.
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spelling pubmed-105387282023-09-29 Effects of tai chi on postural balance and quality of life among the elderly with gait disorders: A systematic review Xu, Fan Soh, Kim Geok Chan, Yoke Mun Bai, Xiao Rong Qi, Fengmeng Deng, Nuannuan PLoS One Research Article BACKGROUND: Tai Chi is good for improving the physical fitness of older adults. But few studies have reported the effects of Tai Chi on the postural balance and quality of life of older adults with gait disorders. OBJECTIVE: This review aimed to assess the influence of tai chi on postural stability and quality of life in older adults with abnormal gait. METHOD: According to the literature retrieval principles, the works published from the inception date to May 2023 were retrieved, including the following databases: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, EBSCOhost, and Google Scholar. Subsequently, literature screening and quality assessment were performed. RESULTS: A total of 16 randomized controlled trials were included in this study, Tai Chi intervention can affect populations with Parkinson’s disease (PD), no exercise, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), chronic stroke, sedentary, fear of falling, or history of falling. Postural instability is associated with balance, gait, the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale Motor Subscale 3 (UPDRS III), mobility, lower body strength, and falls. Only two articles looked at quality of life. The Yang style is the most commonly used in the intervention. Nonetheless, most studies were performed on female participants, hence, more research on older male populations is needed. CONCLUSION: Tai Chi intervention benefits postural balance in patients with gait disorders. 12 weeks is the most common intervention period for patients with gait disorders. The frequency of intervention is seven articles twice a week, and the intervention time is about 60 minutes. The Tai Chi intervention methods in this study involve Yang Style, Sun Style, Taoist Tai Chi, and Health Qigong Tai Chi, but the Yang Style Tai Chi intervention is the most widely used. Public Library of Science 2023-09-28 /pmc/articles/PMC10538728/ /pubmed/37768953 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287035 Text en © 2023 Xu et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Xu, Fan
Soh, Kim Geok
Chan, Yoke Mun
Bai, Xiao Rong
Qi, Fengmeng
Deng, Nuannuan
Effects of tai chi on postural balance and quality of life among the elderly with gait disorders: A systematic review
title Effects of tai chi on postural balance and quality of life among the elderly with gait disorders: A systematic review
title_full Effects of tai chi on postural balance and quality of life among the elderly with gait disorders: A systematic review
title_fullStr Effects of tai chi on postural balance and quality of life among the elderly with gait disorders: A systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Effects of tai chi on postural balance and quality of life among the elderly with gait disorders: A systematic review
title_short Effects of tai chi on postural balance and quality of life among the elderly with gait disorders: A systematic review
title_sort effects of tai chi on postural balance and quality of life among the elderly with gait disorders: a systematic review
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10538728/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37768953
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287035
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