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Tai Chi Adapted: Assisted Living, Long-Term Care, and Nursing Homes
Charles F. Farrell. Home Health Care Management & Practice, 2004
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
This article is written to help bridge classic Chinese health care systems with the current complementary/alternative medical point of view. Readers of this article will gain insight to the fundamental principles and practical use of two particular mind/body health care methods. Content discussed in this article includes relevant descriptions of tai chi for health and medical qigong (pronounced “chee kung”), what they are, where they come from, and how long they have been in use. In addition, discussion is presented on why these systems are important to health care practitioners, specific mental/physical benefits of these systems, contraindications, how to find a qualified teacher of tai chi and medical qigong, a typical session, and existing, relevant research. Recommendations for other resources and references are also provided in this article.
Key findings
- This article is written to help bridge classic Chinese health care systems with the current complementary/alternative medical point of view.
- Readers of this article will gain insight to the fundamental principles and practical use of two particular mind/body health care methods.
- Content discussed in this article includes relevant descriptions of tai chi for health and medical qigong (pronounced “chee kung”), what they are, where they come from, and how long they have been in use.
- In addition, discussion is presented on why these systems are important to health care practitioners, specific mental/physical benefits of these systems, contraindications, how to find a qualified teacher of tai chi and medical qigong, a typical session, and existing, relevant research.
- Recommendations for other resources and references are also provided in this article.
Why it matters
This article describes tai chi for health and medical qigong, including their principles, benefits, contraindications, and how to find a qualified teacher. It presents these mind/body methods as complementary to current medical viewpoints but reports no trial results on dementia outcomes.
Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 25/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on senior author's track record, so that was left out: it earned 24 of the 96 points we could judge it on, which is 25 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Home Health Care Management & Practice) |
| Journal's citation record | 0 / 4 | Home Health Care Management & Practice: journal h-index 38 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2004 — older than 20 years, still counted |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 1 / 7 | Cited 1 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 0 / 5 | 0.0 citations a year over 24 year(s) since 2004 |
| Impact for its field and year | 1 / 6 | Cited 0.2× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 0 / 4 | Cited 0 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | OpenAlex's profile for last-listed author Charles F. Farrell holds only 1 work(s), too few to judge a track record — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | 2 / 3 | University of Pennsylvania: institution h-index 1,859 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 1 / 2 | Not in PubMed, but has a DOI |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Points | 24 / 96 | Scored on 19 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 24 of the 96 points we could judge it on is 25 out of 100. |
| Total | 25 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Farrell, C. F. (2004). Tai Chi Adapted: Assisted Living, Long-Term Care, and Nursing Homes. Home Health Care Management & Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/1084822304265848
Vancouver
Farrell CF. Tai Chi Adapted: Assisted Living, Long-Term Care, and Nursing Homes. Home Health Care Management & Practice. 2004. doi:10.1177/1084822304265848.
BibTeX
@article{farrell2004-31fadfc1,
author = {Farrell, Charles F.},
title = {{Tai Chi Adapted: Assisted Living, Long-Term Care, and Nursing Homes}},
journal = {Home Health Care Management \& Practice},
year = {2004},
doi = {10.1177/1084822304265848},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/1084822304265848}
}