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KMID : 0861120120160020017
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Korean Journal of Oriental Preventive Medicine
2012 Volume.16 No. 2 p.17 ~ p.30
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Tai-Chi for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease -the problem and improvement demand of clinical study experience-
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Hwang Eui-Hyoung
Lee Jae-Hyeok
Lee Sang-Jae
Heo Kwang-Ho
Cho Hyun-Woo
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Abstract
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Objectives : This study was to analyse the reasons for the early termination of our clinical trials that were to know the influences of Tai-chi on non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
Methods : We stopped the primary study of Tai-chi to observe the changes of non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. So we carried out the survey to our participants of clinical trials. We conducted the survey about the patient’s characteristics of usual exercise, experience of Tai-chi, appropriate time allocation, difficulties of proceeding the program and patient’s opinion for the improvement of education. And the 4 questions about the contributiveness of Tai-chi for the Parkinson’s disease, usability of supplied references, difficulties and time allocation of education were using the questionaries form of 5-point scale(Likert scale).
Results : The results of survey showed that the benefits of Tai-chi program for the improvement of symptoms was and difficulty of lecture was . 41% of participants answered that the motions of the Tai-chi is difficult to follow and 17% of participants felt the imbalance during the motion of Tai-chi.
Conclusions : Participants replied that the Tai-chi is hard for the patients of Parkinson’s disease and the time for the education was too short to keep doing exercise. Thus we have plan to educate the patients of Parkinson’s disease with Tai-chi program consists of easier motion by developing ourselves or searching previous studies.
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KEYWORD
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Taichi, Parkinson’s Disease, Termination of Clinical Trials
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