%0 Journal Article
%T The effect of Tai Chi training on the dual
%A William Wai-Nam Tsang
%A Wing Nga Chan
%J Clinical Rehabilitation
%@ 1477-0873
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0269215518777872
%X To compare the effect of Tai Chi training with conventional exercise on dual-tasking performance among stroke survivors. An assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial. Community-dwelling stroke survivors. Community centers and university. Subjects in the Tai Chi group and the conventional exercise group were trained with the corresponding exercises for 12£¿weeks (1£¿hour/session, 2/week). No training was given to the controls. An auditory Stroop test, a turning-while-walking test, and a dual-tasking condition that combined the two tests were conducted at baseline, after the intervention, and one month later. Forty-seven subjects were randomized into Tai Chi group (n£¿=£¿15), conventional exercise group (n£¿=£¿17), or control group (n£¿=£¿15). There was no significant difference in the outcome measures among the three groups after the intervention and at the one month follow-up assessment. Within-group comparisons showed improvements in dual-tasking performance after Tai Chi training and further improvement during the follow-up period (composite score on the auditory Stroop test: pre-assessment: 73.1£¿¡À£¿27.6, post-assessment: 89.9£¿¡À£¿23.4, follow-up assessment: 91.7£¿¡À£¿26.9; completion time of the turning-while-walking test: pre-assessment: 17.7£¿¡À£¿6.9£¿seconds, post-assessment: 15.6£¿¡À£¿5.2£¿seconds, follow-up assessment: 14.9£¿¡À£¿4.9£¿seconds). Tai Chi training does not have superior effect on dual-tasking performance compared with conventional exercise among stroke survivors. Further studies with larger sample size, longer training, and follow-up periods are needed
%K Tai Chi
%K stroke
%K dual tasking
%K turning-while-walking
%K auditory Stroop test
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0269215518777872