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Tai Chi and self-rated quality of sleep and daytime sleepiness in older adults — a randomized controlled trial
Author(s)	Li Fuzhong, K John Fisher, Peter Harmer
Journal title	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 52, no 6, June 2004
Pages	pp 892-900
Source	http://www.americangeriatrics.org http://www.blackwellpublishing.com
Keywords	Exercise ; Sleep disorders ; Sleep behaviour ; Quality ; Evaluation ; United States of America.
Annotation	Older people with moderate sleep complaints can improve self-reported sleep quality through a 6-month, low-to-moderate intensity t'ai chi programme. 118 community-dwelling older people aged 60 to 92 in the Eugene-Springfield area of Oregon were randomised into t'ai chi or low-impact exercise 60-minute sessions, 3 times a week, for 24 consecutive weeks. T'ai chi participants reported significant improvements in five of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) subscale scores (sleep quality, sleep-onset latency, sleep duration, sleep efficiency, sleep disturbances), in comparison with the low-impact exercise participants. T'ai chi participants reported sleep-onset latency of about 18 minutes less per night, and sleep duration of about 48 minutes more per night. T'ai chi appears to be effective as a non-pharmacological approach for sleep-disturbed older people. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040809213 A
Classmark	CEA: CTS: CG: 59: 4C: 7T
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