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| Predictors of adherence in a community-based Tai Chi program | | Author(s) | Suhayb Shah, Chris Ardern, Hala Tamim |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 34, no 2, June 2015 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, June 2015 |
| Pages | pp 237-246 |
| Source | journals.cambridge.org/cjg |
| Keywords | Exercise ; Poor elderly ; Attitude ; Social surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | This study examined factors affecting adherence in a 16-week tai chi programme among multi-ethnic middle-aged and older adults living in a low socioeconomic environment in Toronto. Analysis was based on data collected from three tai chi programme cohorts that took place from August 2009 to March 2012. The main outcome variable, adherence, was measured by the total number of sessions attended by each of the participants. Total sample size was 210 participants (mean age, 68.1 ± 8.6). Based on the regression model, greater adherence was significantly associated with older age, greater perceived stress, higher education, and higher mental and physical scores of Short Form-36 components. Conversely, lower adherence was significantly associated with higher baseline weekly physical activity. The findings suggest that less-educated individuals with poor mental and physical health should be targeted, to optimize adherence for future community-based tai chi programmes. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150626302 A |
| Classmark | CEA: F:W6: DP: 3F: 7S |
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