The effect of Ba Duan Jin on the balance of community-dwelling older adults: a cluster randomized control trial
- VernacularTitle:八段锦对社区老年人平衡功能影响效果的整群随机对照试验研究
- Author:
Leilei DUAN
1
;
Yubin ZHAO
;
Yuliang ER
;
Pengpeng YE
;
Wei WANG
;
Xin GAO
;
Xiao DENG
;
Ye JIN
;
Yuan WANG
;
Cuirong JI
;
Xinyan MA
;
Cong GAO
;
Yuhong ZHAO
;
Suqiu ZHU
;
Shuzhen SU
;
Xin'e GUO
;
Juanjuan PENG
;
Yan YU
;
Chen YANG
;
Yaya SU
;
Ming ZHAO
;
Lihua GUO
;
Yiping WU
;
Yangnu LUO
;
Ruilin MENG
;
Haofeng XU
;
Huazhang LIU
;
Huihong RUAN
;
Bo XIE
;
Huimin ZHANG
;
Yuhua LIAO
;
Yan CHEN
;
Linhong WANG
Author Information
- Keywords: Balance; Cluster randomized control trial; Older adults; Falls prevention; Ba Duan Jin
- From: Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2024;45(2):250-256
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: 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. The Berg balance scale (BBS) score was the leading outcome indicator, and the secondary outcome indicators included the length of time of standing on one foot (with eyes open and closed), standing in a tandem stance (with eyes open and closed), the closed circle test, and the timed up to test.Results:A total of 1 028 participants were included in the final analysis, including 731 women (71.11%) and 297 men (28.89%), and the age was (69.87±5.67) years. After the 3-month intervention, compared with the baseline data, the BBS score of the intervention group was significantly higher than the control group by 3.05 (95% CI: 2.23-3.88) points ( P<0.001). After the 6-month intervention, compared with the baseline data, the BBS score of the intervention group was significantly higher than the control group by 4.70 (95% CI: 4.03-5.37) points ( P<0.001). Ba Duan Jin showed significant improvement ( P<0.05) in all secondary outcomes after 6 months of exercise in the intervention group compared with the control group. Conclusions:This study showed that Ba Duan Jin exercise can improve balance in community-dwelling older adults aged 60-80. The longer the exercise time, the better the improvement.
