L L Duan, Y B Zhao, Y L Er, P P Ye, W Wang, X Gao, X Deng, Y Jin, Y Wang, C R Ji, X Y Ma, C Gao, Y H Zhao, S Q Zhu, S Z Su, X E Guo, J J Peng, Y Yu, C Yang, Y Y Su, M Zhao, L H Guo, Y P Wu, Y N Luo, R L Meng, H F Xu, H Z Liu, H H Ruan, B Xie, H M Zhang, Y H Liao, Y Chen, L H Wang
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a 6-month Ba Duan Jin exercise program in improving the balance of community-dwelling older adults. Methods: A two arms, parallel-group, cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted in 1 028 community residents aged 60-80 years in 40 communities in 5 provinces of China. Participants in the intervention group (20 communities, 523 people) received Ba Duan Jin exercise 5 days/week, 1 hour/day for 6 months, and three times of falls prevention health education, and the control group (20 communities, 505 people) received falls prevention health education same as the intervention group...
February 10, 2024: Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue za Zhi, Zhonghua Liuxingbingxue Zazhi