نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دانشجوی دکترا رفتار حرکتی دانشکده پردیس البرز دانشگاه تهران.
2 استاد گروه رفتار حرکتی، دانشکده تربیت بدنی دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران
3 استادیار گروه رشد حرکتی، دانشکده تربیت بدنی و علوم ورزشی، دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران
4 استادیار گروه رشد حرکتی، دانشکده تربیت‌بدنی و علوم ورزشی، دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران
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نویسندگان [English]
Background and Aims: Physical and mental disabilities and diseases spread with the onset of old age. On the other hand, the observation of the elderly who have been able to maintain their cognitive and physical abilities to a considerable extent by changing their lifestyle, rejects the belief that old age is always associated with profound physical and cognitive defects. In this regard, the aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of tai chi exercises on balance, fear of falling, working memory and selective attention in older women.
Materials and Methods: The present study is an applied study in which 47 elderly women with a mean age of 62.91 ± 0.580 years from Tehran during the call through cyberspace announced their readiness to cooperate and among them 40 people are eligible for selection. After performing the pre-test (performing static and dynamic balance tests, working memory and selective attention and falling efficiency questionnaire), they were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Then the experimental group participated in the Tai Chi training program online for 8 weeks and the control group performed their daily activities. Finally, the post-test was performed and the results were recorded. Data analysis was performed by statistical method of analysis of covariance and combined analysis of variance in SPSS software at the level of P≤.0/05.
Results: The results of analysis of covariance showed that the effect of tai chi exercises on static (P = 0.001) and dynamic balance (P = 0.001), fear of falling (P = 0.001), working memory (p= 0.022), and selective attention (P = 0.002) is significant. Comparing the groups, the results showed that in all components studied, the participants in the experimental group performed better than the control group (P = 0.001).
Conclusion: According to the findings, it seems that the intervention using tai chi exercises is a useful way to improve balance, fear of falling, working memory and selective attention in older women.
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