Title

Evaluating the impact of tai chi therapy on stress reduction among older adults

Authors

N. Siva Subramanian¹, Mevada Zankhana Hareshbhai¹, S. Santhi², R. Bhaskaran³, P.JamunaRani⁴ & B. Mahalakshmi^5,*

Affiliation

¹Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat – 384315, India; ²Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Nursing, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research(DU) Porur, Chennai - 600116, India; ³Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Cherraan’s college of Nursing, Coimbatore - 641014, Tamil Nadu, India; ⁴Department of Psychiatric Nursing, KMCH College of Nursing, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu - 641048, India; ⁵Department of Pediatric Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat - 384315, India; *Corresponding author

Email

B. Mahalakshmi - E - mail: mb.fn@spu.ac.in
N Sivasubramanian - E - mail: sn.fn@spu.ac.in
Mevada Zankhana Hareshbhai - E - mail: zankhanamevada55@gmail.com
S. Santhi - E - mail: santhi11051968@gmail.com
R. Bhaskaran - E - mail: basky1985@gmail.com
P. Jamuna rani - E - mail: jamunakumar2009@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received December 1, 2024; Revised December 31, 2024; Accepted December 31, 2024, Published December 31, 2024

Abstract

This study investigates the effectiveness of Tai Chi therapy in reducing stress among older adults in selected community areas of Mehsana District. A quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test design was used with 60 participants aged 60-80, divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group practiced Tai Chi therapy under supervision for 14 days, while the control group received no intervention. Stress levels were measured using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) before and after the intervention. Results showed a significant reduction in stress in the experimental group, with the mean pre-test score of 27.2 dropping to 10.1 post-intervention. In contrast, the control group showed no significant change. The t-test results confirmed Tai Chi’s effectiveness in reducing stress (t = 10.43, p < 0.05) for the experimental group, with no significant association between stress reduction and demographic variables. These findings support Tai Chi as a beneficial intervention for managing stress among older adults.

Keywords

Tai Chi therapy, stress reduction, older adults, quasi-experimental, perceived stress scale, mehsana district

Citation

Subramanian et al. Bioinformation 20(12): 1877-1880 (2024)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.