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- Title
Chinese stroke survivors' perceptions of participation in exercise or sitting Tai Chi.
- Authors
Zhao, Jie; Zang, Yuli; Chau, Janita Pak Chun; He, Rong; Thompson, David R
- Abstract
Aims Exercise promotes functional recovery among stroke survivors and is recommended to be commenced as soon as is feasible. However, little is known about stroke survivors' perception of participation in exercise or sitting Tai Chi, a more culturally appropriate and popular movement in China. To explore Chinese stroke survivors' perceptions of participation in exercise or sitting Tai Chi. Methods and results Face-to-face semi-structured interviews and content analysis of transcripts were conducted with a purposive sample of 30 stroke survivors. The qualitative study explored perceptions of post-stroke participation in exercise or sitting Tai Chi. The consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research checklist was used to report findings. Perceived facilitators of exercise participation were healthcare professionals' encouragement and recommendations, family and peer support and survivors' motivation, intention, and self-perceived benefits. Perceived barriers were fear of falling, physical discomfort, and challenges in standing. Despite some reservations, most participants were willing to try sitting Tai Chi. Conclusions Encouragement and support, motivation, and perceived benefits were important for exercise participation after stroke. With the premise that all medical and nursing students in China are trained in Tai Chi, for stroke survivors with no access to formal exercise programmes, sitting Tai Chi may offer an appropriate alternative.
- Subjects
CHINA; SOCIAL participation; RESEARCH methodology; INTERVIEWING; PATIENTS' attitudes; TAI chi; QUALITATIVE research; STROKE patients; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; NURSES; CONTENT analysis; DATA analysis software; JUDGMENT sampling; EXERCISE therapy
- Publication
European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2022, Vol 21, Issue 2, p143
- ISSN
1474-5151
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/eurjcn/zvab036