Short-form Sun-style t'ai chi as an exercise training modality in people with COPD

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1051-1057

  Leung, Regina Wai Man ^a,b   McKeough, Zoe J ^b   Peters, Matthew J ^a   Alison, Jennifer A ^b  

^a Department of Geriatric Medicine   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety and depression; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Exercise capacity; Exercise physiology; Health related quality of life; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; INCREMENTAL SHUTTLE WALK TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SUN STYLE TAI CHI; TAI CHI; THERAPY EFFECT;

ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE; EXERCISE CAPACITY; EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY; HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION;

AGED; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAI JI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877087558     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00036912     Document Type: Article

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