A therapeutic programme for people with dementia

Gibb, Heather; Morris, Clare T; Gleisberg, Juergen

doi:10.1111/j.1440-172x.1997.tb00099.x

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“…Significant improvement in mood was also reported in a RCT following short-term Tai Chi training [39]. Results from 3 NRS reported non-significant improvements in mood following 7 weeks to 1 year of Tai Chi [22,77,78] and one NRS reported a significant decrease in mood disturbance after an hour of Tai Chi practice [40]. Similarly, 3 OBS of 799 subjects reported that 0.5 to 14 years of Tai Chi practice significantly improved mood disturbance in healthy participants [62,63].…”

Section: Tai Chi and Moodmentioning

confidence: 92%

Tai Chi on psychological well-being: systematic review and meta-analysis

Wang

Bannuru

Ramel

et al. 2010

BMC Complement Altern Med

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BackgroundPhysical activity and exercise appear to improve psychological health. However, the quantitative effects of Tai Chi on psychological well-being have rarely been examined. We systematically reviewed the effects of Tai Chi on stress, anxiety, depression and mood disturbance in eastern and western populations.MethodsEight English and 3 Chinese databases were searched through March 2009. Randomized controlled trials, non-randomized controlled studies and observational studies reporting at least 1 psychological health outcome were examined. Data were extracted and verified by 2 reviewers. The randomized trials in each subcategory of health outcomes were meta-analyzed using a random-effects model. The quality of each study was assessed.ResultsForty studies totaling 3817 subjects were identified. Approximately 29 psychological measurements were assessed. Twenty-one of 33 randomized and nonrandomized trials reported that 1 hour to 1 year of regular Tai Chi significantly increased psychological well-being including reduction of stress (effect size [ES], 0.66; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.23 to 1.09), anxiety (ES, 0.66; 95% CI, 0.29 to 1.03), and depression (ES, 0.56; 95% CI, 0.31 to 0.80), and enhanced mood (ES, 0.45; 95% CI, 0.20 to 0.69) in community-dwelling healthy participants and in patients with chronic conditions. Seven observational studies with relatively large sample sizes reinforced the beneficial association between Tai Chi practice and psychological health.ConclusionsTai Chi appears to be associated with improvements in psychological well-being including reduced stress, anxiety, depression and mood disturbance, and increased self-esteem. Definitive conclusions were limited due to variation in designs, comparisons, heterogeneous outcomes and inadequate controls. High-quality, well-controlled, longer randomized trials are needed to better inform clinical decisions.

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Section: Tai Chi and Moodmentioning

confidence: 92%

Tai Chi on psychological well-being: systematic review and meta-analysis

Wang

Bannuru

Ramel

et al. 2010

BMC Complement Altern Med

372

285

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“…Nine elderly patients diagnosed with multiple-infarct dementia or Alzheimer disease participated twice weekly over 7 weeks in a before-and-after Tai Chi trial. 54 The authors concluded that "structured reminiscence with Tai Chi facilitated thinking that was focused and insightful, beyond the level normally manifested for this group of participants. "…”

Section: 50mentioning

confidence: 97%

The Effect of Tai Chi on Health Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Conditions

Wang¹,

Collet²,

Lau³

2004

Arch Intern Med

408

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Tai Chi appears to have physiological and psychosocial benefits and also appears to be safe and effective in promoting balance control, flexibility, and cardiovascular fitness in older patients with chronic conditions. However, limitations or biases exist in most studies, and it is difficult to draw firm conclusions about the benefits reported. Most indications in which Tai Chi was applied lack a theoretical foundation concerning the mechanism of benefit. Well-designed studies are needed.

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“…One qualitative study of tai chi used focus groups of individuals with dementia (Gibb, Morris, & Gleisberg, 1997) and, therefore, was limited by recall. However, we believe that participant observation and interviews with caregivers may be more suitable methods for such investigation, are particularly suited to examine the nature of the participants' experience (Gibson, Timlin, Curran, & Wattis, 2004;Moore & Hollett, 2003), and have been used to examine implicit memory and social interactions in people with dementia.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%