Study Li et al. (2001): study US 1996

Public

Low active elderly participants in an exercise training and controls, USA, 199?

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 95

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
All participants completed measures during an initial group orientation meeting (T1). Participants from the experimental group com pleted these measures a second (Month 3: T2) and third (Month 6: T3) time either at the end of a practice class or at home, whereas participants in the control group completed their second and third assessments by mail.

Correlate

Authors's Label

24 week TaiChi program

Our Classification

Related specification variables

Operationalization

1 TREATED
Participants in the experimental group attended a 60-min Tai Chi practice session
twice a week for 24 consecutive weeks.
The style of Tai Chi implemented was a
condensed, classical Yang form, which incorporates elements of strength, balance, postural alignment, and concentration.
The sessions consisted of a 15-min warm-up, 30 min of Tai Chi practice, followed by a 15-min cool-down period. During the practice, participants were led by an instructor and
imitated, at a similar speed, the motions and postures of the instructor. Participants
were also encouraged to practice at home.

0 CONTROLS
were also encouraged to practice at home.
Participants in the control group received no active interaction during the 24
weeks of the study. They were instructed to maintain their normal routine activities
without starting new exercise programs and were told that they would receive a 4-week Tai Chi program at the end of the study.

Observed Relation with Happiness