Effects of Tai Chi on telomerase activity and gerotranscendence in middle aged and elderly adults in Chinese society

Duan, Gong-xiang; Wang, Ke; Su, Yinhua; Tang, Shuang-yang; Jia, Hong-li; Xie, Hong-hui

doi:10.1016/j.ijnss.2016.07.005

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“…While, to our knowledge, this is the first study to assess the potential influence of mind-body therapies on TL and TA in adults with SCD, several RCTs of meditative practices conducted in other populations have included one or both of these measures. The latter include studies of mindfulness meditation-based interventions in breast cancer patients [124, 125] and overweight women [126], Transcendental Meditation in hypertensive African American adults [127], KK versus ML in dementia caregivers [128], qigong and meditation in adults with chronic fatigue [129], and tai chi in healthy Chinese older adults [130]. Interventions ranged from 8 weeks [124, 128] to 6 months [130].…”

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“…The latter include studies of mindfulness meditation-based interventions in breast cancer patients [124, 125] and overweight women [126], Transcendental Meditation in hypertensive African American adults [127], KK versus ML in dementia caregivers [128], qigong and meditation in adults with chronic fatigue [129], and tai chi in healthy Chinese older adults [130]. Interventions ranged from 8 weeks [124, 128] to 6 months [130]. Of these seven trials, only two included measures of TL, both studies of mindfulness-based interventions in breast cancer patients [124, 125].…”

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“…Of the six RCTs assessing change in TA [125, 126, 128–130] or telomerase gene expression [127] with mind-body therapies, most [125, 127–130] but not all [126] have reported significant or marginally significant between-group differences over time. In contrast to our findings, the former documented greater increases in TA with mind-body programs relative to a waitlist/non-active [125, 129, 130], health education [127], or relaxation control [128]. Consistent with our results, TA was positively associated with class attendance, and with declines in anxiety and chronic (although not perceived) stress in a trial of overweight/obese women [126] and with improvements in some measures of mental health in a pilot trial in dementia caregivers [128].…”

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Effects of Meditation and Music-Listening on Blood Biomarkers of Cellular Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease in Adults with Subjective Cognitive Decline: An Exploratory Randomized Clinical Trial

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Background: Telomere length (TL), telomerase activity (TA), and plasma amyloid-β(Aβ) levels have emerged as possible predictors of cognitive decline and dementia. Objective: To assess the: 1) effects of two 12-week relaxation programs on TL, TA, and Aβ levels in adults with subjective cognitive decline; and 2) relationship of biomarker changes to those in cognitive function, psychosocial status, and quality of life (QOL). Methods: Participants were randomized to a 12-week Kirtan Kriya meditation (KK) or music listening (ML) program and asked to practice 12 minutes/day. Plasma Aβ(38/40/42) and peripheral blood mononuclear cell TL and TA were measured at baseline and 3 months. Cognition, stress, sleep, mood, and QOL were assessed at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months. Results: Baseline blood samples were available for 53 participants (25 KK, 28 ML). The KK group showed significantly greater increases in Aβ40 than the ML group. TA rose in both groups, although increases were significant only among those with higher practice adherence and lower baseline TA. Changes in both TL and TA varied by their baseline values, with greater increases among participants with values ≤50th percentile (ps-interaction <0.006). Both groups improved in cognitive and psychosocial status (ps ≤0.05), with improvements in stress, mood, and QOL greater in the KK group. Rising Aβ levels were correlated with gains in cognitive function, mood, sleep, and QOL at both 3 and 6 months, associations that were particularly pronounced in the KK group. Increases in TL and TA were also correlated with improvements in certain cognitive and psychosocial measures. Conclusion: Practice of simple mind-body therapies may alter plasma Aβ levels, TL, and TA. Biomarker increases were associated with improvements in cognitive function, sleep, mood, and QOL, suggesting potential functional relationships.

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Effects of Meditation and Music-Listening on Blood Biomarkers of Cellular Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease in Adults with Subjective Cognitive Decline: An Exploratory Randomized Clinical Trial

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“…This process is described as occurring simultaneously with active ageing (Dehkordi et al, 2020). On the other hand, studies carried out in China have confirmed the impact of Tai Chi exercises on the development of gerotranscendence (Duan et al, 2016). Studies carried out in Russia (Strizhitskaya, 2020) revealed a relationship between psychological well-being, selfacceptance, and self-actualisation.…”

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Predictors of the existential dimension of gerotranscendence in women. Intergenerational differences

Kozerska

2021

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Objectives: The purpose of this research is 1. to verify if older women (60+) differ from younger women in terms of the level of spiritual/cosmic transcendence. 2. To determine in which circumstances spiritual/cosmic transcendence grows in each of the research groups. Method: The research was carried out in Poland. Research subjects: 253 women aged between 20 to 89. Hierarchical regression analysis was used in the research taking into account two models. The research sample was divided to two groups: (1.) Younger group - aged between 20 to 49, and (2.) Older group - aged between 60 to 89. In the first stage, for each compared group separately, the model presenting the connection between cosmic gerotranscendence and the set of variables considered in the literature to be gerotranscendence correlates were analysed: Health condition and engagement in life, The feeling of sense in life, Wisdom, Recent experiencing a difficult life situation, The feeling of loneliness. Next, it was verified to what extent religious activity undertaken by women subject to the research related with creating a relationship with God improves parameters of model created in the first stage. Results: The level of spiritual/cosmic transcendence is higher in older women. In the group of both younger and older women the level of dependent variable increases in persons who actively look for the sense in life and are characterised by a high level of emphatic wisdom. A significant predictor in both compared groups is activity related to the search for God together with other people. In the group of younger women, an additional predictor is also experiencing difficult life situations within the past 6 months. Conclusion: The obtained models show that in the process of development towards spiritual transcendence relations with other people are essential for women who actively search for the sense in life. It refers in particular to relations with others in the context of religious engagement.

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“…In addition, Jewell (2014) reexamined Tornstam’s theories and studies and suggested that the term “gerotranscendence” is too variable and thus lacks coherence, making it unsuitable for empirical research. However, studies on gerotranscendence have largely been based on the identification of the factors related to gerotranscendence using measurement scales (Duan et al, 2016; Lin et al, 2016; Wang et al, 2015). Jewell (2014) also suggested that the effect of personality type on the predisposition toward gerotranscendence needs to be considered and that gerotranscendence appears to be culturally dependent rather than universal.…”

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Exploring the Subjective Frame of References in the Development of Gerotranscendence in Korean Older Adults: Q Methodology

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Kim

Ahn³

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J Transcult Nurs

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Introduction: This study aims to explore how older people structure the subjectivity that accompanies the development of gerotranscendence in late adulthood within a specific sociocultural context. Method: Q methodology, a common method for assessing subjectivity, was applied. Results: The four subjective frames of reference that accompany the development of gerotranscendence, represented by four corresponding Q-factors, were (a) generation awareness, (b) awareness of aging, (c) awareness of the big picture of life, and (d) awareness of temporality. Discussion: The subjective frames of reference that characterize the development of gerotranscendence in late adulthood are closely related to cultural and psychosocial environmental influences over the course of an individual’s life.

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Effects of Tai Chi on telomerase activity and gerotranscendence in middle aged and elderly adults in Chinese society

Cited by 14 publications

References 38 publications

Effects of Meditation and Music-Listening on Blood Biomarkers of Cellular Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease in Adults with Subjective Cognitive Decline: An Exploratory Randomized Clinical Trial

Effects of Meditation and Music-Listening on Blood Biomarkers of Cellular Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease in Adults with Subjective Cognitive Decline: An Exploratory Randomized Clinical Trial

Predictors of the existential dimension of gerotranscendence in women. Intergenerational differences

Exploring the Subjective Frame of References in the Development of Gerotranscendence in Korean Older Adults: Q Methodology

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