Facilitators and Barriers to Tai Chi in an Older Adult Community: A Theory-Driven Approach.

Background:Prevention has been identified as a primary strategy for reducing health care costs, with potential Medicare savings up to $142.8 billion annually. Falls alone resulted in $28.2 billion in direct care costs. A growing body of research documents significant benefits of tai chi (TC) for bal...

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Publicado en:American Journal of Health Education Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 109 - 119
Autores principales: Gryffin, Pete A., Chen, William C., Chaney, Beth H., Dodd, Virginia J., Roberts, Beverly
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar/Apr2015
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          Gryffin, Pete A.
          Chen, William C.
          Chaney, Beth H.
          Dodd, Virginia J.
          Roberts, Beverly
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          Tai Chi Evaluation
          Preventive Health Care
          Health Care Costs
          Human
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          Communities
          Focus Groups
          Health Belief Model
          Aged: 65+ years
      ab: Background:Prevention has been identified as a primary strategy for reducing health care costs, with potential Medicare savings up to $142.8 billion annually. Falls alone resulted in $28.2 billion in direct care costs. A growing body of research documents significant benefits of tai chi (TC) for balance and prevention and management of chronic diseases in older adults.Purpose:To identify facilitators and barriers to TC from a theory-driven approach, using the Health Belief Model (HBM) coupled with a fishbone diagram.Methods:Focus groups consisted of active users of a fitness facility at an active living community. Group 1 had never considered adoption of TC (n = 10). The second group were members of the community TC classes (n = 11). The HBM was used to categorize responses. A 10-point scale permitted comparison of group means and standard deviation.Results:Primary barriers included lack of awareness of benefits, need for evidence-based benefits, and limitations related to teaching style. The largest opportunity for promotion of TC related to perceived threats from falls and benefits for balance.Translation to Health Practice:Findings can be used by health educators to develop and test effective cues to action to promote adoption of TC.
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