Tai Chi improves balance and reduces the risk of falls in older adults, a major health concern.

Tai Chi combines physical movement with mindfulness, improving strength, balance, and coordination in seniors.

Regular Tai Chi practice reduces fall risk and alleviates degenerative arthritis symptoms in older adults by improving balance and relieving knee stiffness and pain.

Tai Chi has a relaxing and meditative effect, reducing stress and improving overall well-being.

Tai Chi practice should be done four times a week for at least an hour, for a minimum of one year, to achieve significant benefits.

Tai Chi's gentle movements and controlled breathing can improve balance and reduce fall risk by activating the parasympathetic nervous system.

Regular Tai Chi practice can improve flexibility, muscle strength, and reduce the risk of falls in older adults.

Tai Chi improves cognitive functioning in dementia patients, reducing fall risk by enhancing balance and coordination.

Effective Tai Chi interventions for older adults depend on style, intensity, duration, and frequency of practice.

Tai Chi is a highly effective method for improving balance and reducing fall risk in older adults.

Collaboration and reimbursement are crucial for effective Tai Chi program implementation.

Digital health technologies support Tai Chi programs through self-care and collaboration.

Telemedicine increases accessibility to Tai Chi programs for older adults who cannot attend in-person classes.

mHealth apps can benefit elderly patients and Tai Chi programs by reducing medical services use and improving quality of life.

Healthcare providers are recommended to collaborate on digital platforms to share knowledge and best practices for delivering Tai Chi programs.

AI-powered healthcare technologies can support older adults participating in Tai Chi through enhanced smart home care.

Technology can increase participation in Tai Chi by making it more accessible.

Tai Chi improves balance and reduces the risk of falls in older adults, a major health concern.

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Content: Exercise programs meant to prevent falls in seniors may also help prevent injuries caused by falls, according to a new review.

Fall-related injuries are common among seniors and a major cause of long-term pain and disability. They also increase the risk of having to go to a nursing home and have a high economic cost.

The new findings, published online Oct. 29 in the journal bmj.com, suggest that "reducing the risk of falling and improving protective responses during a fall may be an important and feasible means of preventing fractures and other serious injuries in the elderly," the study authors wrote in a journal news release.

Well-designed exercise programs can prevent falls in seniors living at home, but there is a lack of evidence on whether such programs can help prevent fall-related injuries, said French researchers Fabienne El-Khoury and colleagues.

In this review, they analyzed 17 studies that looked at whether fall-prevention exercises lowered seniors' risk of fractures and other injuries caused by falls. More than 4,000 participants were involved in all.

Tai Chi was the exercise in two of the studies, but most of them used gait, balance, strength and functional training, which involves workouts that help people do normal daily activities.

Most of the programs reduced fall-related injuries and appeared to significantly curb falls that lead to fractures, serious injuries and medical care.

Balance training was emphasized in all of the exercises that were effective in preventing falls, the researchers noted.

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The U.S. National Institute on Aging has more about older adults and falls.

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For which group is Tai Chi beneficial to?

It is very helpful for anyone looking to improve their stability.

What are some of the health benefit of Tai Chi according to Harvard Health?

What benefits does Tai Chi haves for healthy aging?

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like stability.

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like mobility.

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like balance.

What did some studies show about Tai Chi's health benefit?

It limits the danger of falls among the elderly.

It improves the balance of older people.

What did the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention advise elderly people to practice?

What do orthopedic specialists say about the benefits of learning Tai Chi?

Excercises like the horse stance in Tai Chi that can help prevent falls.

What have studies shown about Tai Chi's health benefit?

It can effectively improve the movement symptoms that may cause falls of elderly patients.

Why did the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention advise elderly people to practice Tai Chi?

Because it can prevent falls that may result in fracture.

Tai Chi combines physical movement with mindfulness, improving strength, balance, and coordination in seniors.

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Content: Seniors exercise at YMCA to improve health

Published: May. 31, 2023 at 2:08 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - One of the keys to living a long life is having a healthy lifestyle.

Seniors at the YMCA did exercises tailored to their fitness levels Wednesday, May 31. This included tai chi, an exercise that focuses on mind and body, as well as helps with balance.

“It has completely changed my life. It has made me stronger in my body: I’m straighter, stronger, I can do all of my daily activities like laundry and dishwashing, and everything else that I have to do,” volunteer Palmer Gard said.

The YMCA offers programs and classes for all ages.

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For which group is Tai Chi beneficial to?

It is very helpful for anyone looking to improve their stability.

What are some of the health benefit of Tai Chi according to Harvard Health?

Improved muscle strength
Improved balance

What benefits does Tai Chi haves for healthy aging?

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like stability.

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like mobility.

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like balance.

What did some studies show about Tai Chi's health benefit?

It limits the danger of falls among the elderly.

It improves the balance of older people.

What do orthopedic specialists say about the benefits of learning Tai Chi?

Excercises like the horse stance in Tai Chi that can help prevent falls.

What excercises shall aid in Alzheimer's and dementia prevention?

What have studies shown about Tai Chi's health benefit?

It can effectively improve the movement symptoms that may cause falls of elderly patients.

What study was included in trials combining excercise with a cognitive compoent?

Cognitively enhanced tai chi in older adults at risk for dementia.

Why did the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention advise elderly people to practice Tai Chi?

Because it can prevent falls that may result in fracture.

Regular Tai Chi practice reduces fall risk and alleviates degenerative arthritis symptoms in older adults by improving balance and relieving knee stiffness and pain.

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Content: Learn about the sport of Tai Chi
The German health centre says Tai Chi is a centuries-old Chinese martial art, also known as shadow boxing.
It combines physical training, self-defense and meditation.
The focus of Tai Chi is on body tightening, mental alertness and breathing, the center explained, noting that motor training consists of a series of traditional Chinese physical exercises that flow smoothly with each other in order to achieve harmony between body and soul.
Muscle and Joint Stimulation
In this way all the muscles, tendons, joints and bones are stimulated and stretched in a gentle way.
The upright position of the back during exercise creates a stretching effect in the spine, relieving pressure on the intervertebral discs.
The nervous system is also positively affected by the gentle posture of the back.
Studies have suggested that tai chi reduces the risk of falls in older adults thanks to its ability to improve their balance.
The sport also has a positive effect on degenerative arthritis, the symptoms of which are knee stiffness, pain and swelling.
Improve lung function
Tai chi is also beneficial for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as it improves lung function.
It is also useful for patients with Parkinson ’ s, which affects the nervous system and its symptoms are disorders of movement, tremor of the hands, stiffness and instability of the body position, where sports contribute to improving balance and mobility.
In addition, tai chi improves the cognitive functioning of the brain, making it also useful for dementia patients.
On the other hand, slow flowing movements have a relaxing and meditative effect, helping to feel relaxed, calm and psychologically comfortable.
Source: German

For which group is Tai Chi beneficial to?

It is very helpful for anyone looking to improve their stability.

How often should one practice Tai Chi to benefit from the exercise?

What are some of the health benefit of Tai Chi according to Harvard Health?

What benefits does Tai Chi haves for healthy aging?

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like stability.

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like mobility.

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like balance.

What did some studies show about Tai Chi's health benefit?

It limits the danger of falls among the elderly.

It improves the balance of older people.

What do orthopedic specialists say about the benefits of learning Tai Chi?

Excercises like the horse stance in Tai Chi that can help prevent falls.

What have studies shown about Tai Chi's health benefit?

It can effectively improve the movement symptoms that may cause falls of elderly patients.

Why did the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention advise elderly people to practice Tai Chi?

Because it can prevent falls that may result in fracture.

Tai Chi has a relaxing and meditative effect, reducing stress and improving overall well-being.

For which group is Tai Chi beneficial to?

It is very helpful for anyone looking to improve their stability.

What does Ruth Taylor-Piliae of University of Arizona's College of Nursin say about Tai Chi?

She tells NPR that Tai Chi's gentle, slow movements and controlled breathing tend to activate what's known as the parasympathetic nervous system, which relaxes the body during times of stress.

What health advantages have been linked to regular practice of Tai Chi?

Lower stress levels.
An overall sense of well-being.

Tai Chi practice should be done four times a week for at least an hour, for a minimum of one year, to achieve significant benefits.

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Content: Tai Chi Tops Other Exercises for Blood Pressure

More participants in a yearlong study saw their numbers drop than those who did aerobic exercises
By Gina Carey,  Newser Staff
Posted Mar 17, 2024 8:23 AM CDT

Signing up for a tai chi class might come with an unexpected health benefit: lower blood pressure. A new clinical trial found that participants with prehypertension or slightly elevated blood pressure had improved measurements after practicing tai chi for a year—even more so than a group that regularly did aerobic exercises, reports the Washington Post. The yearlong study split 342 adults in China into two groups. The first group was given an aerobic regimen—60 minutes of moderate exercise like brisk walking—to practice four times per week. The second group learned a tai chi routine to perform four times weekly for an hour.

The participants had their blood pressure measured six months in, and then again after a year. During the course of the study, they also received health education and were encouraged to follow a diet developed to improve heart health. While all participants were at risk of hypertension at the start of the study, 21.8% of people from the tai chi group saw their blood pressure lowered to an ideal range, while 15.6% from the aerobic group fell within that range, according to the study published in the journal JAMA Network Open. So what might explain tai chi's advantage in lowering blood pressure?

Ruth Taylor-Piliae of University of Arizona's College of Nursing tells NPR that tai chi's gentle, slow movements and controlled breathing tend to activate what's known as the parasympathetic nervous system, which relaxes the body during times of stress. She also notes that it's an accessible form of exercise. "I think the beauty of tai chi is that you don't have to have a special gym membership, you don't have to have special clothing," says Taylor-Piliae, who was not involved in study. "Once you learn tai chi, you can do it anytime, anyplace, anywhere. And it does kind of provide that calming, relaxing" effect. Other benefits associated with tai chi include improved balance, flexibility, and muscle strength, per Harvard Health. (More blood pressure stories.)

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How often should one practice Tai Chi to benefit from the exercise?

What excercises shall aid in Alzheimer's and dementia prevention?

Tai Chi's gentle movements and controlled breathing can improve balance and reduce fall risk by activating the parasympathetic nervous system.

For which group is Tai Chi beneficial to?

It is very helpful for anyone looking to improve their stability.

What are some of the health benefit of Tai Chi according to Harvard Health?

What benefits does Tai Chi haves for healthy aging?

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like stability.

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like mobility.

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like balance.

What did some studies show about Tai Chi's health benefit?

It limits the danger of falls among the elderly.

It improves the balance of older people.

What do orthopedic specialists say about the benefits of learning Tai Chi?

Excercises like the horse stance in Tai Chi that can help prevent falls.

What does Ruth Taylor-Piliae of University of Arizona's College of Nursin say about Tai Chi?

She tells NPR that Tai Chi's gentle, slow movements and controlled breathing tend to activate what's known as the parasympathetic nervous system, which relaxes the body during times of stress.

What have studies shown about Tai Chi's health benefit?

It can effectively improve the movement symptoms that may cause falls of elderly patients.

Why did the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention advise elderly people to practice Tai Chi?

Because it can prevent falls that may result in fracture.

Regular Tai Chi practice can improve flexibility, muscle strength, and reduce the risk of falls in older adults.

For which group is Tai Chi beneficial to?

It is very helpful for anyone looking to improve their stability.

How often should one practice Tai Chi to benefit from the exercise?

What are some of the health benefit of Tai Chi according to Harvard Health?

Improved muscle strength
Improved flexibility
Improved balance

What benefits does Tai Chi haves for healthy aging?

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like stability.

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like mobility.

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like balance.

What did some studies show about Tai Chi's health benefit?

It limits the danger of falls among the elderly.

It improves the balance of older people.

What did the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention advise elderly people to practice?

What do orthopedic specialists say about the benefits of learning Tai Chi?

Excercises like the horse stance in Tai Chi that can help prevent falls.

What have studies shown about Tai Chi's health benefit?

It can effectively improve the movement symptoms that may cause falls of elderly patients.

What health advantages have been linked to regular practice of Tai Chi?

Why did the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention advise elderly people to practice Tai Chi?

Because it can prevent falls that may result in fracture.

Tai Chi improves cognitive functioning in dementia patients, reducing fall risk by enhancing balance and coordination.

For which group is Tai Chi beneficial to?

It is very helpful for anyone looking to improve their stability.

What are some of the health benefit of Tai Chi according to Harvard Health?

What benefits does Tai Chi haves for healthy aging?

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like stability.

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like mobility.

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like balance.

What did some studies show about Tai Chi's health benefit?

It limits the danger of falls among the elderly.

It improves the balance of older people.

What do orthopedic specialists say about the benefits of learning Tai Chi?

Excercises like the horse stance in Tai Chi that can help prevent falls.

What excercises shall aid in Alzheimer's and dementia prevention?

What have studies shown about Tai Chi's health benefit?

It can effectively improve the movement symptoms that may cause falls of elderly patients.

What health advantages have been linked to regular practice of Tai Chi?

What study was included in trials combining excercise with a cognitive compoent?

Cognitively enhanced tai chi in older adults at risk for dementia.

Why did the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention advise elderly people to practice Tai Chi?

Because it can prevent falls that may result in fracture.

Effective Tai Chi interventions for older adults depend on style, intensity, duration, and frequency of practice.

For which group is Tai Chi beneficial to?

How often should one practice Tai Chi to benefit from the exercise?

What did the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention advise elderly people to practice?

What excercises shall aid in Alzheimer's and dementia prevention?

What have studies shown about Tai Chi's health benefit?

It can effectively improve the movement symptoms that may cause falls of elderly patients.

Tai Chi is a highly effective method for improving balance and reducing fall risk in older adults.

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Content: Study suggests tai chi is better than aerobic exercise at lowering blood pressure

According to a recent study, Tai Chi, an ancient Chinese martial art, lowers blood pressure more effectively than other types of exercise such as stair climbing or brisk walking. Over a year, Chinese researchers examined two groups of high blood pressure participants—one performing the Chinese martial arts and the other with aerobic exercise.

The study's authors argue that their findings, which were published in the JAMA Network Open Journal, should persuade medical professionals to advocate for moderate martial arts as a means of preventing heart disease in those with high blood pressure.

How was the study conducted?

The study included 349 individuals, 51.5% of whom were women, who had been diagnosed with prehypertension and were randomized to either the aerobic exercise or tai chi group. During a 12-month period, both groups engaged in four weekly 60-minute supervised sessions.

The aerobic exercise interventions comprised jogging, cycling, brisk walking, and climbing stairs. The tai chi group practiced Yang-style tai chi, which consists of 24 standard movements or forms. At baseline, six, and twelve months, blood pressure was measured. The mean change in SBP from baseline to 12 months, as measured while walking and in an office setting, was the main endpoint.

At the end of the research, blood pressure was within normal range in 21.8% of the tai chi group and 15.6% of the aerobic exercise group without medication. In the tai chi group, fewer patients had advanced hypertension (12.0% vs. 17.7%) than in the aerobic exercise group.

What is tai chi?

Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art that has gained popularity as a kind of meditation and mind-body workout. Its roots are in traditional Chinese medicine and Taoist philosophy, which date back to ancient China.

Key features

This practice is known for its slow, methodical movements that seamlessly transition from one stance to the next. These motions, which are frequently continuous and circular, encourage balance, flexibility, and calmness.

This practice places a strong emphasis on the relationship that exists between the mind and the body. Practitioners emphasize developing an internal awareness, living in the now, and synchronizing their movements with their breath.

This practice includes aspects of meditation that promote a relaxed and concentrated state of mind. People who participate in the technique, which is sometimes referred to as "moving meditation," perform a series of flowing motions while paying close attention.

This practice incorporates a lot of weight shifting and deliberate walking into its routines, which can enhance balance and coordination. Because of this, this Chinese practice is very helpful for senior citizens and anyone looking to improve their stability.

Regular practice has been linked to many health advantages, such as higher mental clarity, lower stress levels, enhanced flexibility, improved cardiovascular health, and an overall sense of well-being.

These results clearly show that this Chinese practice can be very helpful in lowering sympathetic excitability and offering prehypertensive people primary treatment. This practice may be a more beneficial option for controlling high blood pressure than standard aerobic activities, especially for people with prehypertension, according to new research.

Future research is necessary to fully investigate the possible advantages and long-term impacts of this Chinese practice in the management of hypertension.

Edited by Divya Singh

For which group is Tai Chi beneficial to?

It is very helpful for anyone looking to improve their stability.

How does Tai Chi enhance balance and body coordination?

It incorporates a lot of weight shifting and deliberate walking into its routines.

What are some of the health benefit of Tai Chi according to Harvard Health?

What benefits does Tai Chi haves for healthy aging?

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like stability.

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like mobility.

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like balance.

What did some studies show about Tai Chi's health benefit?

It limits the danger of falls among the elderly.

It improves the balance of older people.

What did the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention advise elderly people to practice?

What do orthopedic specialists say about the benefits of learning Tai Chi?

Excercises like the horse stance in Tai Chi that can help prevent falls.

What have studies shown about Tai Chi's health benefit?

It can effectively improve the movement symptoms that may cause falls of elderly patients.

Why did the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention advise elderly people to practice Tai Chi?

Because it can prevent falls that may result in fracture.

For which group is Tai Chi beneficial to?

It is very helpful for anyone looking to improve their stability.

How does Tai Chi enhance balance and body coordination?

It incorporates a lot of weight shifting and deliberate walking into its routines.

What are some of the health benefit of Tai Chi according to Harvard Health?

What benefits does Tai Chi haves for healthy aging?

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like stability.

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like mobility.

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like balance.

What did some studies show about Tai Chi's health benefit?

It limits the danger of falls among the elderly.

It improves the balance of older people.

What did the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention advise elderly people to practice?

What do orthopedic specialists say about the benefits of learning Tai Chi?

Excercises like the horse stance in Tai Chi that can help prevent falls.

What have studies shown about Tai Chi's health benefit?

It can effectively improve the movement symptoms that may cause falls of elderly patients.

Why did the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention advise elderly people to practice Tai Chi?

Because it can prevent falls that may result in fracture.

For which group is Tai Chi beneficial to?

It is very helpful for anyone looking to improve their stability.

How does Tai Chi enhance balance and body coordination?

It incorporates a lot of weight shifting and deliberate walking into its routines.

What are some of the health benefit of Tai Chi according to Harvard Health?

What benefits does Tai Chi haves for healthy aging?

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like stability.

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like mobility.

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like balance.

What did some studies show about Tai Chi's health benefit?

It limits the danger of falls among the elderly.

It improves the balance of older people.

What did the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention advise elderly people to practice?

What do orthopedic specialists say about the benefits of learning Tai Chi?

Excercises like the horse stance in Tai Chi that can help prevent falls.

What have studies shown about Tai Chi's health benefit?

It can effectively improve the movement symptoms that may cause falls of elderly patients.

Why did the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention advise elderly people to practice Tai Chi?

Because it can prevent falls that may result in fracture.

For which group is Tai Chi beneficial to?

It is very helpful for anyone looking to improve their stability.

How does Tai Chi enhance balance and body coordination?

It incorporates a lot of weight shifting and deliberate walking into its routines.

What are some of the health benefit of Tai Chi according to Harvard Health?

What benefits does Tai Chi haves for healthy aging?

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like stability.

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like mobility.

It helps to improve factors linked to a longer life like balance.

What did some studies show about Tai Chi's health benefit?

It limits the danger of falls among the elderly.

It improves the balance of older people.

What did the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention advise elderly people to practice?

What do orthopedic specialists say about the benefits of learning Tai Chi?

Excercises like the horse stance in Tai Chi that can help prevent falls.

What have studies shown about Tai Chi's health benefit?

It can effectively improve the movement symptoms that may cause falls of elderly patients.

Why did the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention advise elderly people to practice Tai Chi?

Because it can prevent falls that may result in fracture.

Collaboration and reimbursement are crucial for effective Tai Chi program implementation.

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Meekes WMA, Leemrijse CJ, Korevaar JC, Stanmore EK, van de Goor LIAM. Clin. Interv. Aging 2022; 17: 885-902.

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PURPOSE: Limited information is available concerning primary care providers' encountered barriers and facilitators when implementing falls prevention and providing interventions in a real-life setting. This study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators when i) implementing a falls risk assessment strategy at GP practices and among community nurses and ii) providing evidence-based falls prevention interventions in a real-life setting to independently living, frail older people.

METHODS: A researcher's journal was maintained during the implementation of a falls risk assessment strategy, which entailed notes from informal conversations with GPs, practice nurses and community nurses. After implementation, two online focus groups with GPs, practice and community nurses, physio- and exercise therapists were conducted. Data were thematically analyzed.

RESULTS: Data were collected from 32 GPs, 13 practice nurses, eight community nurses, nine physiotherapists, and two exercise therapists. The GPs and nurses acknowledged that falls prevention is part of their job, meaningful, and that they have sufficient knowledge and skills to offer falls prevention. Collaboration, a previously implemented care program for older people, resources, reimbursement for interventions, and patients' motivation, awareness and health issues were considered to be important factors for the implementation of falls prevention. Physio- and exercise therapists described collaboration with different disciplines, receiving sufficient referrals, reimbursements, intensity and set-up of the interventions, and patients' motivation, expectations, goals, self-confidence, awareness, and health issues as important factors when providing falls prevention interventions.

CONCLUSION: This study identified care provider-, context-, patient-, and innovation (strategy)-related barriers and facilitators when implementing falls prevention and providing interventions in primary care. Development of a more successful implementation strategy should focus on intensifying collaboration, reimbursement for interventions, availability of resources, and patients' lack of motivation and health issues. Hence, falls prevention may become more structurally applied, reducing a major threat for the quality of life of independently living older people.

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implementation; barriers and facilitators; falls prevention; frail older people; primary care

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Background: An increasing number of patients expect and want to play a greater role in their treatment and care decisions. This emphasizes the need to adopt collaborative health care practices, which implies collaboration among interprofessional health care teams and patients, their families, caregivers, and communities. In recent years, digital health technologies that support self-care and collaboration between the community and health care providers (ie, participatory health technologies) have received increasing attention. However, knowledge regarding the features of such technologies that support effective patient-professional partnerships is still limited.

Objective: This study aimed to map and assess published studies on participatory health technologies intended to support partnerships among patients, caregivers, and health care professionals in chronic care, focusing specifically on identifying the main features of these technologies.

Methods: A scoping review covering scientific publications in English between January 2008 and December 2020 was performed. We searched PubMed and Web of Science databases. Peer-reviewed qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods studies that evaluated digital health technologies for patient-professional partnerships in chronic care settings were included. The data were charted and analyzed thematically. The PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) checklist was used.

Results: This review included 32 studies, reported in 34 papers. The topic of participatory health technologies experienced a slightly increasing trend across publication years, with most papers originating from the United States and Norway. Diabetes and cardiovascular diseases were the most common conditions addressed. Of the 32 studies, 12 (38%) evaluated the influence of participatory health technologies on partnerships, mostly with positive outcomes, although we also identified how partnership relationships and the nature of collaborative work could be challenged when the roles and expectations between users were unclear. Six common features of participatory health technologies were identified: patient-professional communication, self-monitoring, tailored self-care support, self-care education, care planning, and community forums for peer-to-peer interactions.

Conclusions: Our findings emphasize the importance of clarifying mutual expectations and carefully considering the implications that the introduction of participatory health technologies may have on the work of patients and health care professionals, both individually and in collaboration. A knowledge gap remains regarding the use of participatory health technologies to effectively support patient-professional partnerships in chronic care management.

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Content: Through creative outputs that look forward to the future
Government Summit Accelerates Digital Transformation of Healthcare Systems
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The summit will discuss health topics this year, including the future of communities and healthcare, which addresses the impact of globalization on virtual communities, and the importance of addressing issues related to work ethics and behavior and addressing the state of global health systems, ensuring mental health and analyzing future developments.
Big boom.
The health sector in the UAE has witnessed a great leap in line with the latest advances in medicine, science and human knowledge at the global level, along with the provision of smart and specialized medical services harnessing technology, and health services based on modern medical sciences, such as genomics and nanotechnology.
The next phase will witness rapid development and growth of the future of health care and medical services to anticipate and keep pace with changes in the health field, through a package of innovative projects in the private health sector, most of which are based on next-generation technologies of the fourth industrial revolution and artificial intelligence, with a focus on preventive health care and smart services around the clock without human intervention.
The changes in healthcare systems in the country have shown opportunities to accelerate the digital transformation of primary and community care systems, especially after the COVID-19 crisis was a catalyst for change to digital transformation. at the same time through the management of general economic needs.
Health authorities have recognized the role that technology plays in supporting the realization of this vision, which requires a change in the way of thinking, especially as they go further in this direction, for example, people book appointments online and sometimes ask for medical consultations via video instead of meeting a doctor directly.
Telemedicine
The adoption of digital technology to provide health care services (telemedicine) was considered one of the most important steps during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing the technology to monitor and care for the patient without the actual intervention of the doctor. From examining vital signs such as blood pressure, blood sugar levels and temperature, the technology allows accurate detection of any deterioration in chronic conditions, without the need to visit the ambulance departments. The transfer of access to health care to places of residence, work and entertainment.
This has resulted in higher levels of comfort and interaction, and therefore remote patient monitoring has improved the level of health services provided.
The benefits of this are not limited to patients who will have higher interaction with health providers, but also to doctors who will be better able to treat their patients ’ health conditions thanks to continuous monitoring of the data they receive, giving them a better picture of the patient ’ s health status.
Digital Transformation
Undoubtedly, the best example of this was the remote monitoring platform in Abu Dhabi, which demonstrated the readiness of the Middle East countries to adopt this trend towards digital transformation and health care from home. The platform allowed patients to renew their prescriptions, especially for those who need to be isolated from the rest of the community due to the sensitivity of their health situation.
This has extended to the development of Saudi Arabia ’ s digital healthcare model, which encompasses services ranging from helping patients self-isolate during the COVID-19 pandemic to receiving medical consultations from home and providing greater communication between medical providers and patients.
More than ever before, the UAE is rapidly using real-time tracking applications for hospital equipment, such as tracking heart monitoring equipment and infusion pumps depending on where the patient is located, which has helped it allocate resources between hospitals more efficiently and has allowed it to track equipment or people.
The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean appreciated the UAE ’ s efforts to transform the health challenges and consequences resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic into real opportunities for digital innovations and support healthcare in the country in new ways and methods that have facilitated access to healthcare services for all patients despite the ban imposed by COVID-19. After.
The report of the regional office explained that e-visits in the UAE in light of the Coronavirus pandemic provided health care for people with chronic diseases, telephone or video consultations, in addition to electronic prescriptions and the delivery of medicines to the home.
Telemedicine is a successful form of healthcare delivery, used in more than 85 countries and territories around the world, and is now available in the UAE and allows patients to talk to doctors and get medical advice over the phone instead of visiting a doctor in a clinic or hospital.
Digital health in the UAE is also using social media to provide people with chronic diseases with information and messages about COVID-19 and their exposure to more severe symptoms due to their circumstances, the importance of avoiding unhealthy behaviors such as tobacco use and unhealthy diets.
Role of data
It is natural that the digital transformation of health care models provides more data, which can be analyzed using artificial intelligence techniques, and the use of technology to collect, analyze and display data related to the case and present it to the doctor, who can in turn perform the appropriate procedure for the patient.
This involves providing easy-to-read and shareable information that helps doctors make better decisions, especially those working under stress, allowing them time to focus on what matters most: optimal patient care.
The Ministry of Health and Prevention, the Department of Health in Abu Dhabi and the Dubai Health Authority announced the completion of the electronic link between the unified national health file, making the UAE the first country in the world to share patient health data between its public and private health facilities, through its platforms « My Care » and Melfi and Nabed.
The number of medical records connected to my care system reached more than 1.9 billion medical records for 9.5 million patients, who can be reached through more than 90,000 health service providers in 3,057 medical facilities connected to the system.
It will allow doctors and healthcare providers across the UAE to easily access patient health information from anywhere in the country, enabling them to provide better patient care.
The integration of the platforms is an important achievement in the healthcare sector, which comes as part of the digital transformation strategy for the healthcare sector to build a sustainable and efficient health system to enable patients to access premium healthcare services.
The integration of RIYATI, MULFI and Nabed platforms is a significant step in improving the health and safety of the UAE community. The UAE ’ s experience in sharing health information has become a model that is appreciated by other health systems in the region. To develop the necessary policies to make the society healthier, and to establish the UAE ’ s distinguished position in digital health globally.
Diversified services
Health authorities confirmed that the use of telemedicine and medical health in the UAE has greatly helped to ensure the continuity of services for people living with non-communicable diseases in the COVID-19 pandemic and data shows that there is an increase in the number of people using the e-visit service and their satisfaction with this service.
It is the duty of health care practitioners to take steps to maintain the confidentiality of personal medical information consistent with patient preferences.
For example, medical discussions between a doctor and a patient should be conducted in a closed format, and the patient may prefer to be contacted by a doctor over a cell phone rather than a fixed home number. Even close family members who are sufficiently aware may not necessarily be allowed to obtain information about the medical condition of a loved one.
All patients are entitled to confidentiality unless they are granted permission to declassify their medical data. A federal law called the Patient Information Protection System applies to most healthcare practitioners and related legislation, known as the Privacy Rules, which sets out detailed rules on privacy, access to information, and disclosure. Corrections should be made if errors are detected.
Healthcare practitioners must routinely disclose their procedures regarding the privacy of personal medical information, healthcare practitioners can share patient medical information among themselves, but only as much as is necessary to provide medical care, and healthcare workers must take appropriate precautions to ensure the confidentiality of their communications with patients.
Mental Health
Modern technology and smart technologies affect people and society, and the impact of modern technology on the mental health of humans is the most important and dangerous, as it is about human health and psychology, technology causes a lot of disorders for some people, so everyone should be careful when dealing with all modern technologies to try to minimize their disadvantages.
Studies and research have shown that the use of technology and social media causes intermittent sleep for many people, negatively affecting mental health, in addition to increasing anxiety, depression and lack of new friendships.
Cons
Excessive use of modern technology causes many health problems. According to some international studies, excessive use of mobile phones, tablets and computers and exposure to radiation prevents the secretion of the hormone responsible for the desire to sleep. Internet addiction is a type of behavioral disorder. This disorder occurs to people who spend a long time using the Internet. Children and adolescents often become addicted to Internet and technology. Therefore, they should not exceed the time allowed to use the Internet.
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2023-03-07 04: 29: 54
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Nurse interactive intervention mHealth mobile app to reduce medical needs of the elderly
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The Government has launched the Primary Health Care Blueprint to put forward a preventive, community-based strategy to improve the overall health of the public.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University ’ s School of Nursing launched the mHealth mobile app pilot project, which combined with the intervention of nurses, found that it can significantly reduce the use of medical services by 76%.
Many elderly people have downloaded health-related mobile apps, but most of them give up after using them two to three times in the first two weeks, said Dr Wong Kwan Ching, an assistant professor at PolyU ’ s School of Nursing.
“Through the intervention of health care professionals, we hope that elderly people with chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, pain and diabetes can continue to use the app and help maintain their health. ”
Self-managed health
mHealth is a mobile app developed by PolyU Department of Nursing and a local telecommunications company. It has 5 functions. First, users should record their own health index, such as blood pressure, blood sugar, etc., and have follow-up reminders. Second, when the index is abnormal, the nurse 's mobile app will send notifications to help them in time. For one week, there will be a reminder function to encourage users to continue using it. Users can contact the nurse at any time if necessary.
The nurse is aware of the situation.
As for the part of nurse interaction, the first thing to do is to monitor the daily life index input by the user to understand the user's physical condition.
The nurse team will also make individual assessments for users and set health goals together. During the first 3 months of the study, a total of 8 follow-up calls were made to encourage users to achieve their goals, and they will also answer health questions and improve their self-management skills.
If necessary, nurses, doctors and social workers will discuss the current situation of users and provide timely support and referrals.
70% reduction in use of medical services
In order to understand the practical effectiveness of mHealth and nurse interaction, the research team recruited 221 elderly people aged 60 or above with chronic diseases to participate in the study at 5 elderly service centers of the Lutheran Social Service in Hong Kong.
The results showed a significant increase in self-efficacy, a significant decrease in depression and an improvement in quality of life after using the app for 3 to 6 months.
“The most important thing is that compared to those who do not use the App, the overall use of medical services has dropped by more than 70%, reflecting that health management solutions combining nurses and digital technology can help relieve public medical pressure. ” After six months, 37.8% of people with nurse intervention will continue to use the App, while only 18.3% of those without nurse intervention will continue to use the App.
The team suggested that the Government and medical institutions could promote the use of digital technology for health management among the elderly, and strengthen the collaboration of medical communities on digital platforms.
Researchers will also continue to update the program, such as adding AI features to meet the needs of the elderly, while also alleviating the shortage of health care staff and reducing public health expenditure.
Provide healthy choices according to lifestyle
Yu Yi-lian, who participated in the research and has diabetes, felt that she was very happy to be able to interact with nurses, and she could learn to take care of herself, so that her overall health would be improved.
Ting Suk-man, a part-time tutor and registered nurse at PolyU ’ s School of Nursing, believes that the most important thing is to build mutual trust, express concern and strengthen communication with the elderly, and provide healthier choices based on their lifestyle habits. “For example, if you will drink tea every morning, you will be reminded that condensed milk contains trans fats.
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Content: Sarita Wilkinson, PDD Insights Editor, delves into how and why smart home technology needs to adapt to the shift in user behaviour and why interoperability will be a key player in achieving this.

Assistive technology has the potential to help people streamline many aspects of their lives. Smart tech is enabling this shift, with smart speakers, lightbulbs, and doorbells just some of the products reaching almost every corner of our homes, constantly monitoring and pulling data from people and their environments.

While the current focus of smart tech in the home is largely on resource management, cost saving, and entertainment, the ubiquity of smart home tech poses further opportunities in supporting care for patients at home, both by enabling independence and assisting with adherence to treatment regimes in a non-intrusive way.

Demand for homecare technologies is seeing rapid growth as healthcare services remain under immense pressure from the continued rise in the ageing population and the health challenges that naturally follow this.

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the number of people aged 80 years or older is expected to triple between 2020 and 2050 to reach 426 million globally. Faced with these challenges, the need to look beyond existing healthcare systems is required, putting a spotlight on smart home tech and its potential to provide accessible and affordable support that benefits both patients at home and healthcare providers.

So, what role could smart home tech play in transforming the care-at-home landscape?

Environmental monitoring

One of the most immediate opportunities lies within the monitoring of a patient’s home environment to detect potential dangers that could have a negative impact on health, such as air quality, ambient temperature, damp and mould, and natural light. Gathering such data can enable healthcare professionals (HCPs) to understand environmental factors that may exacerbate a patient’s condition, allowing them to adjust medication or bring in social care services to provide additional support.

From a patient’s perspective, providing insight into wider factors that can affect health could enable better self-management of a condition, such as allergies and respiratory conditions including asthma and COPD, allowing patients to take action before their situation worsens to the point where additional medical intervention is needed.

Activity monitoring

Motion sensors, cameras, and sound sensors commonly found in a lot of smart home tech could play a vital role in assisting HCPs and the families of patients with conditions such as Alzheimer’s. Unobtrusive monitoring of a patient’s movement in the home can help to uncover key behavioural patterns, using learning-AI to detect and report any behaviour that is out of character for an individual, risk of danger, or an emergency (for example: fall detection).

Combined with wearable technology, such systems have the potential to assist carers in monitoring and locating patients beyond their immediate home environment, widening the scope of social care whilst allowing patients to retain their all-important freedom of movement and independence.

Adherence support

Existing audio-visual technologies and sensors in smart home tech can be leveraged to support patient adherence to treatment regimens. What if a patient’s smart speaker could automatically remind them to take their medication or attend scheduled medical appointments? Could a smart TV visually guide patients through physio exercises, detecting when they are doing it wrong and suggest corrections? Imagine if a smart fridge could monitor and maintain the correct temperature of medication that requires refrigeration to prevent it from losing its effectiveness through incorrect storage.

While systems such as these can empower patients to take control of their health and support positive and lasting behaviour change through nudge theory, there is also an opportunity to provide vital behavioural insights to HCPs to identify any breakpoints in a patient’s treatment regime that can be followed up.

Potential barriers to adoption

As with any smart tech, there remains some significant barriers to application and uptake, and nowhere is this more vital to address than in the healthcare sector. Data security, accidental (or intentional) misuse, varying levels of tech literacy, and accessibility will continue to be some of the key concerns for patients and healthcare providers.

And while the healthcare industry is making progress towards interoperability through health information exchange networks and global standard for the exchange of electronic health data such as FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources), challenges around interoperability between healthcare technologies and consumer smart home tech will need to be fully addressed before we can truly realise the potential of the smart home within the care-at-home landscape.

Looking ahead

Looking beyond the more immediate opportunities and limitations, we should continue to explore how emerging AI-powered healthcare technologies can be combined with existing and future smart home tech to form an ecosystem of care-at-home products that leverage familiar interfaces and interactions of the smart home experience, and, in doing so, provide a greater level of autonomy, independence, and sense of control to patients.

While seeking to improve health outcomes and create better care-at-home experiences; we should not overlook the benefits that such future eco-systems could also have to healthcare providers. Shifting some of the physical, environmental, and social health monitoring to patients and their surrounding tech could free up time of health and social care professionals to focus on other vital aspects of healthcare delivery.

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(Central News Agency reporter Shen Peiyao, Taipei 14) Technology is changing every day, even if you are at home, your mobile phone can also be a fitness coach.
Interministerial conferences such as the National Health Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the National Science Council promoted sports technology and released their first annual results meeting this afternoon.
In view of the increase in technology and sports, the Executive Yuan has formulated the "Taiwan Sports x Technology Action Plan", and the inter-ministerial cooperation of the National Health Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the National Science Council, and the Ministry of Digital Development has implemented the sports technology application and industrial development project management plan from 111 to 115 years.
Zhou Zhihao, executive director of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, pointed out that the main purpose of the project is to promote the use of sports technology, while developing related industries, everyone knows that health is important, and also knows that to be active, exercise will be healthy, but there are 100 reasons not to exercise, such as worried about sports injuries, do not know how to exercise.
Zhou Zhihao said that through scientific and technological intervention can overcome sports difficulties, including reducing sports injuries, but also self-monitoring, more accurate grasp of the physical condition, so that more people know that exercise is interesting, since it is a tool that is beneficial to the body and mind, of course, to promote.
In the first year, 10 counties and cities participated in the first year, covering different fields such as medical institutions, communities and sports centers, so that sports can be integrated into life.
The National Health Administration said that the Sports Technology Application and Industry Development Project Management Plan uses the emerging sports technology development as a framework to link the resources of local industries and sports technology companies to encourage people to participate in multi-site experiences.
For example, the Kaohsiung Evergreen Center and Sports Center introduced a 3-month AI somatosensory exercise training and practical course experience, and simultaneously developed an app to provide sports courses for students, office workers and the elderly, so that participants can exercise anytime and anywhere at home.
Yunlin County, in cooperation with Yunlin University of Science and Technology, has developed the "All-round Exercise King Fitness Test" and a circular exercise system. People can not only see the exercise history on their mobile phones, but also get "Yunlin coins", which can be exchanged for Yunlin gifts, but also can be used in tourist factories and leisure farms.
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