TY - JOUR
T1 - Adapting Chinese Qigong mind-body exercise for healthy aging in older community-dwelling low-income latino adults
T2 - Pilot feasibility study
AU - Yin, Zenong
AU - Martinez, Cristina E.
AU - Li, Shiyu
AU - Martinez, Martha
AU - Peng, Kezhi
AU - Land, William M.
AU - Ullevig, Sarah L.
AU - Cantu, Adelita
AU - Falk, Sharon
AU - Hernández, Arthur E.
AU - Ortega, Catherine
AU - Parra-Medina, Deborah
AU - Simmonds, Maureen J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Zenong Yin, Cristina E Martinez, Shiyu Li, Martha Martinez, Kezhi Peng, William M Land, Sarah L Ullevig, Adelita Cantu, Sharon Falk, Arthur E Hernández, Catherine Ortega, Deborah Parra-Medina, Maureen J Simmonds.
PY - 2021/10
Y1 - 2021/10
N2 - Background: Research translating the evidence for the benefit of mind-body exercise in older Latinos with limited accss to community-based healthy aging programs is sparse. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of Function Improvement Exercises for Older Sedentary Community-Dwelling Latino Residents (FITxOlder), a Community Health Worker (CHW)-led, mobile technology-facilitated Chinese Qigong mind-body exercise program for healthy aging and to explore its impact on physical and cognitive function and quality of life (QoL) in older community-dwelling low-income Latino adults. Methods: This study was designed as a Stage 1 feasibility study to develop and pilot-test FITxOlder. In Phase 1 (Stage 1A), a working group of seniors, CHWs, and senior center staff guided the adaptation of Chinese Qigong into a healthy aging program. In Phase 2 (Stage 1B), 49 older Latino adults participated in a 3-arm controlled study to test the feasibility and preliminary effect of CHW-led FITxOlder on physical and cognitive function and QoL measures over 16 weeks. Results: Although the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the implementation of the study protocol, we found favorable results regarding participant recruitment, retention, and fidelity of implementation. Notable findings included an 89.3% participant retention, 79.4% of the participants completed at least 70% of the weekly exercise goal, and no report of adverse events. The effects on intervention outcome measures were modest. Conclusions: FITxOlder is feasible for promoting healthy aging in older Latino adults; future research needs to compare its feasibility with other low-impact exercise programs for healthy aging using a randomized controlled trial.
AB - Background: Research translating the evidence for the benefit of mind-body exercise in older Latinos with limited accss to community-based healthy aging programs is sparse. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of Function Improvement Exercises for Older Sedentary Community-Dwelling Latino Residents (FITxOlder), a Community Health Worker (CHW)-led, mobile technology-facilitated Chinese Qigong mind-body exercise program for healthy aging and to explore its impact on physical and cognitive function and quality of life (QoL) in older community-dwelling low-income Latino adults. Methods: This study was designed as a Stage 1 feasibility study to develop and pilot-test FITxOlder. In Phase 1 (Stage 1A), a working group of seniors, CHWs, and senior center staff guided the adaptation of Chinese Qigong into a healthy aging program. In Phase 2 (Stage 1B), 49 older Latino adults participated in a 3-arm controlled study to test the feasibility and preliminary effect of CHW-led FITxOlder on physical and cognitive function and QoL measures over 16 weeks. Results: Although the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the implementation of the study protocol, we found favorable results regarding participant recruitment, retention, and fidelity of implementation. Notable findings included an 89.3% participant retention, 79.4% of the participants completed at least 70% of the weekly exercise goal, and no report of adverse events. The effects on intervention outcome measures were modest. Conclusions: FITxOlder is feasible for promoting healthy aging in older Latino adults; future research needs to compare its feasibility with other low-impact exercise programs for healthy aging using a randomized controlled trial.
KW - Community-based participatory research
KW - Five animal play
KW - MHealth
KW - Wuqinxi
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U2 - 10.2196/29188
DO - 10.2196/29188
M3 - Article
C2 - 34723824
AN - SCOPUS:85118742350
SN - 2561-7605
VL - 4
JO - JMIR Aging
JF - JMIR Aging
IS - 4
M1 - e29188
ER -