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Conference Paper: Physical and Psychological Attributes in Elderly Chinese Martial Art Practitioners: Implications for Fall Prevention
Title | Physical and Psychological Attributes in Elderly Chinese Martial Art Practitioners: Implications for Fall Prevention |
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Issue Date | 2014 |
Publisher | The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians. |
Citation | The 4th Hong Kong Primary Care Conference (HKPCC) And 4-Party General Practice/Family Medicine Conference, Hong Kong, China, 6-9 June 2014. In the Program and Abstract Book of the 4th Hong Kong Primary Care Conference (HKPCC) And 4-Party General Practice/Family Medicine Conference, 2014, p. 110 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Introduction: It is well known that improving musculoskeletal health and balance ability through regular
exercise can reduce falls and fall-related fractures, and also improve balance confidence in the elderly.
Ving Tsun (VT) is a traditional Chinese martial art that has the potential to be developed into a new form
of fall-prevention exercise. This study aimed to (1) compare the radial bone strength, lower limb muscular
strength, functional balance performance and balance self-efficacy between VT practitioners and nonpractitioners;
and (2) identify the relationships between lower limb muscular strength, functional balance
performance, and balance self-efficacy among the VT-trained elder participants.
Methods: A total of 35 VT practitioners (mean age±SD=62.7±13.3; 27 men/8 women) and 49 nonpractitioners
(mean age±SD=65.9±10.5; 20 men/29 women) participated in the study. The bone strength
of the distal radius on the dominant arm, lower limb muscular strength, functional balance performance
and self-efficacy were assessed using an ultrasound bone sonometer, the five times sit-to-stand test, the
Berg Balance Scale and the activities-specific balance confidence scale - Chinese version, respectively.
A multivariate analysis of covariance (covariates: sex and body height) was performed to compare all the
outcome variables between the 2 groups.
Results: VT practitioners had higher radial bone strength (p<0.05), greater lower limb muscular strength
(p=0.001), better functional balance performance (p=0.003), and greater balance confidence (p<0.001) than
the non-practitioners.
Discussion and Conclusions: VT martial art could be a suitable physical and psychological healthmaintenance
exercise for the elderly. Our findings may inspire the development of VT fall-prevention
exercises for the community-dwelling healthy seniors. |
Description | Conference Theme: With the Patients, For the Patients: Achieving Health Equity in Primary Care Poster Presentation (Poster 10) The Program and Abstract Book can be viewed at: http://www.hkcfp.org.hk/images/stories/documents/HKPCC_2014/HKPCC%202014%20Program%20Book.pdf |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/198296 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Fong, SM | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Ng, SSM | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Liu, KPY | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Guo, X | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-25T03:00:01Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-06-25T03:00:01Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | The 4th Hong Kong Primary Care Conference (HKPCC) And 4-Party General Practice/Family Medicine Conference, Hong Kong, China, 6-9 June 2014. In the Program and Abstract Book of the 4th Hong Kong Primary Care Conference (HKPCC) And 4-Party General Practice/Family Medicine Conference, 2014, p. 110 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/198296 | - |
dc.description | Conference Theme: With the Patients, For the Patients: Achieving Health Equity in Primary Care | - |
dc.description | Poster Presentation (Poster 10) | - |
dc.description | The Program and Abstract Book can be viewed at: http://www.hkcfp.org.hk/images/stories/documents/HKPCC_2014/HKPCC%202014%20Program%20Book.pdf | - |
dc.description.abstract | Introduction: It is well known that improving musculoskeletal health and balance ability through regular exercise can reduce falls and fall-related fractures, and also improve balance confidence in the elderly. Ving Tsun (VT) is a traditional Chinese martial art that has the potential to be developed into a new form of fall-prevention exercise. This study aimed to (1) compare the radial bone strength, lower limb muscular strength, functional balance performance and balance self-efficacy between VT practitioners and nonpractitioners; and (2) identify the relationships between lower limb muscular strength, functional balance performance, and balance self-efficacy among the VT-trained elder participants. Methods: A total of 35 VT practitioners (mean age±SD=62.7±13.3; 27 men/8 women) and 49 nonpractitioners (mean age±SD=65.9±10.5; 20 men/29 women) participated in the study. The bone strength of the distal radius on the dominant arm, lower limb muscular strength, functional balance performance and self-efficacy were assessed using an ultrasound bone sonometer, the five times sit-to-stand test, the Berg Balance Scale and the activities-specific balance confidence scale - Chinese version, respectively. A multivariate analysis of covariance (covariates: sex and body height) was performed to compare all the outcome variables between the 2 groups. Results: VT practitioners had higher radial bone strength (p<0.05), greater lower limb muscular strength (p=0.001), better functional balance performance (p=0.003), and greater balance confidence (p<0.001) than the non-practitioners. Discussion and Conclusions: VT martial art could be a suitable physical and psychological healthmaintenance exercise for the elderly. Our findings may inspire the development of VT fall-prevention exercises for the community-dwelling healthy seniors. | - |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians. | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Hong Kong Primary Care Conference And 4-Party General Practice/Family Medicine Conference | en_US |
dc.title | Physical and Psychological Attributes in Elderly Chinese Martial Art Practitioners: Implications for Fall Prevention | en_US |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Fong, SM: smfong@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Fong, SM=rp01759 | en_US |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 229675 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 110 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 110 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Hong Kong | - |