A pilot cluster-randomized trial of a 20-week tai chi program in elders with cognitive impairment and osteoarthritic knee: Effects on pain and other health outcomes

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 660-669

  Tsai, Pao Feng ^a   Chang, Jason Y ^b   Beck, Cornelia ^c   Kuo, Yong Fang ^d,e   Keefe, Francis J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^e University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive function; knee; osteoarthritis; pain; physical function; Tai Chi

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TAI CHI; TIME; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRALGIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK FACTORS; TAI JI; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875735265     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.04.009     Document Type: Article

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