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. 2020 Jul/Aug;45(4):195-203.
doi: 10.1097/rnj.0000000000000157.

Acupunch Exercise Program Development and Feasibility Evaluation for Older Adults

Han-Ya Tsai  1 , Kuei-Min Chen  2   3 , Hsin-Ting Huang  2
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Acupunch Exercise Program Development and Feasibility Evaluation for Older Adults

Han-Ya Tsai et al. Rehabil Nurs. 2020 Jul/Aug.

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of the study was to develop the Healthy Beat Acupunch (HBA) exercise program and evaluate its feasibility for community older adults.

Design: Stage I: The Delphi technique was used to consult 16 experts to develop the program. Stage II: A preexperimental, one-group, posttest-only design was used to pilot-test the program feasibility with 31 older adults.

Methods: After 4 weeks of interventions, participants evaluated the program based on four criteria (simplicity, safety, suitability, and helpfulness) and responded to five open-ended questions.

Findings: The developed HBA program from Stage I includes three phases with 24 motions and takes 40 minutes to complete. Program feasibility in Stage II showed average scores ranged from 8.84 ± 1.32 to 9.97 ± 0.18.

Conclusion: Both experts and elderly participants confirmed that the HBA program was simple, safe, suitable, and helpful to older adults.

Clinical relevance: The HBA program provides older adults with a new set of exercise options.

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