Effects of T'ai chi training on function and quality of life indicators in older adults with osteoarthritis

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1553-1559

  Hartman, Catherine A ^a   Manos, Tina M ^b   Winter, Christa ^b   Hartman, Dwight M ^c   Li, Baiqing ^d   Smith, John C ^b  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

^c LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d School of T'Ai Chi   (United States)

Author keywords

osteoarthritis; physical activity; quality of life; rehabilitation; T'ai Chi

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MARTIAL ARTS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EFFICACY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034547626     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb03863.x     Document Type: Article

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