Effects of tai chi on cognition and instrumental activities of daily living in community dwelling older people with mild cognitive impairment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cognitive impairment places older adults at high risk of functional disability in their daily-life activities, and thus affecting their quality of life. This study aimed to examine the effects of Tai Chi on general cognitive functions and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) in community-dwelling older people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in Hong Kong.

Methods

The study adopted a multi-site nonequivalent control-group pretest-posttest design. 160 community-dwelling older people, aged ≥60, with MCI, from four community elderly centers participated in the study. The intervention group (IG, n = 80) received training in the Yang-style simple form of Tai Chi, at a frequency of two lessons per week for 16 weeks. Each lesson lasted for one hour. The cont

SUBMITTER: Siu MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5797349 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature