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Study aim
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Main: Determining Taichi's effect on physical performance and the rate of fall of elderly women.Subsection: Determining and comparing the balance, walking speed, strength of the limb, physical performance, and the rate of fall of elderly women before and after the intervention in the test and control group
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Design
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Community Based and Practical Clinical Trial, with Parallel,Randomized Groups
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Settings and conduct
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Lahijan city, 24 weekly sessions per test group
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Entrance: Female aged 60 to 74, willingness to attend, speak Persian, read and write Absence of psychological disorder based on the short-term AMT criteria, lack of experience in Tai Chi Sports exercises in the past 12 months, the ability to perform daily life activities, a history of at least one fall during the last year, and a score of 7 and above of a screening tool that crashed, did not have Disobedience to exercise, lack of vision and hearing. Outcome: Unwillingness to continue to participate in research Admission to the hospital during the study, reduced ability to complete the exercise program with the statement of the elderly, lack of regular attendance in Tai Chi exercises (4 consecutive sessions)
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Intervention groups
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The effect of Tai Chi exercise on the test group; the control group was not tested
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Main outcome variables
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Non-pharmacological interventions from nurses to the elderly to stimulate more elderly people to improve their quality of life.
In the macro planning in the region, there is a solution for improving the health of the elderly care centers. Primary messages: Strengthening the muscles of the organs and improving balance control; Secondary outcomes: Preventing and reducing the fall, increasing the quality of life, reducing dependence on daily living activities, increasing Safety, reducing the risk of bone fractures, reducing hospitalization and treatment costs