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Trial reportApplied nursing research : ANR2012

Tai Chi for older nurses: a workplace wellness pilot study.

Mary Val Palumbo, Ge Wu, Hollie Shaner-McRae, Betty Rambur, Barbara McIntosh

Open access · greenAbstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Applied nursing research : ANR, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 12 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Stress reduction through taiji: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024
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  9. Tai Chi and Workplace Wellness for Health Care Workers: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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  10. Effectiveness of Lifestyle Health Promotion Interventions for Nurses: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
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  12. Preventing occupational stress in healthcare workers.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015
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  13. Economic Evaluations of Physical Exercise at Work: A Scoping Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026
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  18. Sustaining Work Participation Across the Life Course.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mary Val PalumboOffice of Nursing Workforce, University of Vermont, Burlington, 05405-0068, USA. mpalumbo@uvm.edu
Ge Wu
Hollie Shaner-McRae
Betty Rambur
Barbara McIntosh
University of Vermont · USAllen Hospital · US

Funding

WEIGHT MAINTENANCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF EXERCISEM01RR000109 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT &ST AGRIC COLLEGE · PI AUDELIN, MARIE C · 1985 to 2010
$24.3M
NCRR NIH HHS M01 RR000109NCRR NIH HHS RR00109
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this pilot study was to assess the feasibility of a Tai Chi workplace wellness program as a cost effective way of improving physical and mental health, reducing work related stress, and improving work productivity among older nurses in a hospital setting Design A randomized control trial of two groups (control and Tai Chi group).

designA randomized control trial of two groups (control and Tai Chi group). SETTINGS: Northeastern academic medical center. SUBJECTS: A convenience sample of eleven female nurses (mean age 54.4 years).

interventionThe Tai Chi group (n = 6) was asked to attend Tai Chi classes once a week offered at their worksite and to practice on their own for 10 minutes each day at least 4 days per week for 15 weeks. Controls (n = 5) received no intervention. MEASURES: SF-36 Health Survey, Nursing Stress Scale (NSS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Sit-and-Reach test, Functional Reach test, the Work Limitations Questionnaire, workplace injury and unscheduled time off. ANALYSIS: The two study groups were compared descriptively and changes across time in the intervention versus control were compared.

resultsThe Tai Chi group took no unscheduled time-off hours, whereas, the control group was absent 49 hours during the study period. There was also a 3% increase in work productivity and significant improvement in functional reach (p=0.03) compared to the control group. Other outcomes were not statistically significant.

conclusionThis pilot study demonstrates the feasibility of Tai Chi with older female workers as a cost effective wellness option in the workplace; thus encouraging replication with a larger sample. Methodological implications were also addressed.

Indexed as

Health PromotionNursesTai JiAbsenteeismCase-Control StudiesCost-Benefit AnalysisEfficiencyFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsWorkplace

Identifiers

PMID20974089
PMCPMC3029490
OpenAlexW1980761949

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