Tai Chi for older nurses: A workplace wellness pilot study

Palumbo, Mary Val; Wu, Guo–Cheng; Shaner-McRae, Hollie; Rambur, Betty; McIntosh, Barbara

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2010.01.002

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“…There were population groups that were involved in physically taxing workloads,43 51 healthcare workers,45–47 public administration office workers,42 44 employees from a university48 and an insurance company 49. Only three studies43 47 51 were designed with productivity as a primary outcome (table 2). Primary outcomes for the rest of the studies ranged from stress levels to musculoskeletal pain symptoms.…”

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“…Three studies implemented combination exercise regimes targeting cardiovascular, flexibility and strength,43 45 46 another contrasted a strengthening programme with an aerobic programme,42 44 one study compared different types of walking programmes,48 one study compared a physical training intervention with a cognitive training programme,51 and the remaining two implemented exercise regimes aimed at improving participants’ physical and mental well-being (Yoga and Tai Chi) 47 49. The study with the highest quality investigated the efficacy of an 8-month long combined exercise programme in female laundry workers and found that it improved self-reported productivity 43.…”

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“…Most (6 of 8) of the interventions were completed during work hours,42–45 47 48 two studies additionally involved some participants who engaged in the interventions during leisure time46 49 (table 2). This information was obtained via email correspondence for two studies 46 49.…”

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The impact of onsite workplace health-enhancing physical activity interventions on worker productivity: a systematic review

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The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of onsite workplace health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA) programmes on worker productivity. The PROSPERO registration number is CRD42014008750. A search for controlled trials or randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that investigated the effects of onsite workplace HEPA programmes on productivity levels of working adults was performed. Risk of bias of included studies was assessed, and the inter-rater reliability of the quality assessment was analysed. Qualitative synthesis of available evidence is presented. Eight studies were included in the review. There is consistent evidence that onsite workplace HEPA programmes do not reduce levels of sick leave. There appears to be inconsistent evidence of the impact of onsite workplace HEPA programmes on worker productivity. A high-quality study of an onsite combination (aerobic, strengthening and flexibility) HEPA regime and a moderate-quality study of a Tai Chi programme improved worker productivity measured with questionnaires in female laundry workers and older female nurses, respectively. Two high-quality studies and four moderate-quality studies did not show benefit. Studies that showed benefit were mainly those designed with productivity measures as primary outcomes, delivered to occupations involved with higher physical loads, and had higher compliance and programme intensity. The small number of studies and the lack of consistency among studies limited further analyses. There is inconsistent evidence that onsite workplace HEPA programmes improve self-reported worker productivity. Future high-quality RCTs of onsite workplace HEPA programmes should be designed around productivity outcomes, target at-risk groups and investigate interventions of sufficient intensity. High attendance with improved recording is needed to achieve significant results in augmenting worker productivity.

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“…Taiji practice aims to strengthen and relax both body and mind, as well as to enhance personal development and self-defence [12]. Despite some non-significant findings [13][14][15][16] the current state of research generally supports stressreducing effects of Taiji such as decreasing perceived stress [11,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26], and attenuating psychophysiological stress reactivity [27,28]. However, investigations related to the underlying stress protective mechanisms of Taiji are still scarce [26].…”

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Influence of general self-efficacy as a mediator in Taiji-induced stress reduction – Results from a randomized controlled trial

Nedeljković

Wepfer

Ausfeld-Hafter

et al. 2013

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

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Aim of the study: In this study we examined the effects of Taiji on perceived stress and general self-efficacy (GSE), and investigated the mediating role of a Taiji-induced GSE increase on Taiji-related reduction of perceived stress.Materials and methods: 70 healthy participants were randomly allocated either to the Taiji intervention group or the waiting list control group. The intervention lasted for 12 weeks comprising two Taiji classes per week. Before, shortly after, and two months after the intervention, we assessed the degree of perceived stress and GSE in all participants by employing the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the GSE-Scale.Results: Compared to controls, participants of the Taiji group showed a significantly stronger decrease of perceived stress and a higher increase in GSE from pre-to post-intervention assessment (PSS: p = 0.009; GSE: p = 0.006), as well as from pre-intervention to follow-up assessment (PSS: p = 0.018; GSE: p = 0.033). A mediator analysis based on a multiple regression approach revealed that a Taiji-related increase in GSE statistically mediated the reduction in perceived stress after Taiji as compared to baseline. Post-hoc testing showed that the mediating effect of GSE was significant (p = 0.043).Conclusions: Our findings confirm previously reported Taiji-related stress reducing and GSE enhancing effects with GSE increase mediating Taiji related reduction of perceived stress.

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“…Занятия тайцзицюань способствуют нор-мализации общего физического состояния по-жилых людей [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36], наблюдается улучше-ние самочувствия [37][38][39][40][41]. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13].…”

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Health Improving Chinese Gymnastics Taijiquan for Seniors 2. Presentation at Science Metric Databases Web of Science and Scopus

Mayer¹,

Викторовна²

2015

NSPU Bulletin

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ВведениеФизическая активность имеет большое значение для жизни пожилого человека. Это помогает укрепить здоровье и увеличить про-должительность и качество активной жизни. Физическая нагрузка оказывает тонизирую-щее воздействие на нервную, сердечнососуди-стую и дыхательную системы, улучшает про-цессы обмена веществ, поддерживает двига-тельные навыки и умения.Китайская гимнастика тайцзицюань имеет широкое распространение в Китае. Она применяется при лечении некоторых болезней сердечнососудистой системы, нервной си-стемы, желудочно-кишечного тракта, занимая не меньшее место, чем лекарственная терапия. Большое значение ей придается в профилак-тике расстройств и нарушений, связанных со старческим возрастом [1].Майер Борис Олегович -доктор философских наук, профессор кафедры физического воспи-тания, Новосибирский государственный педагогический университет, Новосибирск, Россия. E-mail: maierbo@gmail.com Мурашова Арина Викторовна -аспирант кафедры легкой атлетики и лыжного спорта, Ново-сибирский государственный педагогический университет, Новосибирск, Россия.

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Tai Chi for older nurses: A workplace wellness pilot study

Cited by 54 publications

References 21 publications

The impact of onsite workplace health-enhancing physical activity interventions on worker productivity: a systematic review

The impact of onsite workplace health-enhancing physical activity interventions on worker productivity: a systematic review

Influence of general self-efficacy as a mediator in Taiji-induced stress reduction – Results from a randomized controlled trial

Health Improving Chinese Gymnastics Taijiquan for Seniors 2. Presentation at Science Metric Databases Web of Science and Scopus

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