Rock Steady Boxing: A qualitative evaluation of a community exercise program for people with Parkinson's disease.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Regular exercise can reduce the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, a common neurodegenerative disorder. The Rock Steady Boxing organization created an exercise program for people with Parkinson's Disease (pwPD) modelled after traditional boxing. The purpose of this study was to better understand the physical function, exercise beliefs, contextual factors, class experiences and outcome perceptions of pwPD participating in Rock Steady Boxing.

Materials and methods

A pragmatic qualitative approach of semi-structured interviews and class observations was supplemented by cross-sectional physical function measures.

Results

Ten study participants were community dwelling adults with Parkinson's Disease, participating in Rock Steady Boxing two to three times a week for a

SUBMITTER: Regan EW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11658574 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature