Managing cardiovascular risks with Tai Chi in people with coronary artery disease

Abstract

Tai Chi was safely implemented as an alternative form of exercise in a cardiovascular risk management programme. Whether the beneficial effects of Tai Chi in cardiovascular risk management are comparable with those induced by other types of aerobic exercise requires further investigation.

Correlates of Self-Care Behaviors among Low-Income Elderly Women with Hypertension in South Korea

“…A higher score indicates greater self‐care behavior performance. The reliability coefficients of this self‐care behavior scale have been previously reported to have a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.82 and 0.87, respectively, when used with elderly Korean populations (I. S. Park et al., ; R. Song et al., ), and the coefficient was 0.80 in this study.…”

Effects of the Addition ofT'ai Chito a Dietary Weight Loss Program on Lipoprotein Atherogenicity in Obese Older Women

“…Previous research on caloric restriction in obese adults saw similar decreases in percentage MUFA and percentage PUFA. 40 Park et al 28 saw a decrease in HDL-C (change, -8.22 mg/dL) after 6 months of diet education plus TC, and Obarzanek et al 19 saw a decrease in HDL-C (change, -3.8 mg/dL) and a nonsignificant increase in TAG (change, 3.2 mg/dL) after 8 weeks of DASH diet education.…”

“…In particular, the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet can decrease CHD risk among women 25 and decrease LDL-C. 19 T'ai chi (TC) exercise can improve traditional blood lipids [26][27][28] and is ideal for older adults. 28 However, research on the additive effect of TC to DASH diet education on traditional and emerging risk factors, such as apo B and LDL particle size, is limited. The primary aim of this study was to determine the additive effect of TC to a diet education intervention on LDL-C in obese older women, and the secondary aims were to examine changes in apo B and LDL particle size.…”

Effects of Tai Chi Exercise on Glucose Control, Neuropathy Scores, Balance, and Quality of Life in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Neuropathy

“…1 There has been consistent evidence that supports the finding that TC exercise has a positive effect on quality of life in individuals with various health conditions. 23,24 However, several limitations should be considered when interpreting these data. First, the potential confounding variables were not controlled by nonrandom assignment of the groups.…”