Change in perceived psychosocial status following a 12-week Tai Chi exercise programme

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 313-329

  Taylor Piliae, Ruth E ^a   Haskell, William L ^a   Waters, Catherine M ^b   Froelicher, Erika Sivarajan ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese; Intervention study; Mood; Nursing; Self efficacy; Social support; Stress; Tai Chi exercise

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAI CHI; UNITED STATES;

AFFECT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAI JI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646062575     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03809.x     Document Type: Article

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