期刊名称：Ovidius University Annals, Series Physical Education and Sport/Science, Movement and Health
印刷版ISSN：1224-7359
出版年度：2020
卷号：20
期号：2
页码：130-136
语种：English
出版社：Ovidius University Press
摘要：Objective. Tai Chi is increasingly considered as an alternative therapy in the area of medicine and rehabilitation. Also, Tai Chi is viewed as an acceptable physical activity to preserve or enhance health. Also, the symptoms are decreased significantly in groups of patients with distinct diseases, therefore improving the quality of life connected to health by significantly reducing the symptoms associated with it. Methods. Our study consisted of a group of five patients with mild-moderate dementia performed courses of Tai Chi for 6 months, with the frequency of 2-4 sessions per week. The patients were evaluated using the following scales: Mini-Mental State Examination, Bristol Activities of Daily Living Scale, Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD), Quality of life in Alzheimer's Disease and the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire at the beginning of the study and at the end of the study. Results. The results of this study demonstrate that the elderly dementia patients achieve physical and psychological benefits from Tai Chi. For our group of dementia patients, the benefits were demonstrated in the improvement of physical and cognitive functions and also in the decreased levels of depression and anxiety. Conclusions. Studies were conducted in the literature on Tai Chi and dementia patients, and the results that showed improvements in patients' lives, in terms of physical ability, but also with quality of life and cognitive ability support our conclusion of this study.
