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Meridian Cuffing Exercises Improved Functional Fitness and Cardiopulmonary Functioning of Community Older Adults

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  • Hsiao-Ting Tung
  • Chi-Chieh Lai
  • Kuei-Min Chen
  • Han-Ya Tsai

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This study was aimed to test the effects of a meridian cuffing exercise, the Healthy Beat Acupunch (HBA) regimen, on the functional fitness and cardiopulmonary functioning of community older adults. A single-blind, cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted. We randomly allocated eight community care centers to the intervention or control group and recruited 228 participants who completed the study (intervention: four centers, n = 111; control: four centers, n = 117). The intervention group underwent a 40-min session of HBA regimen 3 times per week for 6 months. Functional fitness and cardiopulmonary functioning were assessed at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months of the intervention. The intervention group demonstrated significantly greater improvements in functional fitness and cardiopulmonary functioning than the control group between baseline and either 3 months or 6 months. We suggest that activities designed to promote health among community older adults include acupunch exercises.

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  • Hsiao-Ting Tung & Chi-Chieh Lai & Kuei-Min Chen & Han-Ya Tsai, 2020. "Meridian Cuffing Exercises Improved Functional Fitness and Cardiopulmonary Functioning of Community Older Adults," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 29(1), pages 37-47, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:29:y:2020:i:1:p:37-47
    DOI: 10.1177/1054773818768021
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    1. Pamela Z. Cacchione, 2020. "Functional Outcomes in Research," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 29(1), pages 3-4, January.

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