A Tai Chi Program Improves Physical Performance Measures in Adolescents With Down Syndrome and Enhances Their Parents' Psychological Well-Being: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

• Tác giả: Anissa Bouassida, Houda Bougrine, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Ala Cherni, Hatem Ghouili, Nidhal Jebabli, Nejmeddine Ouerghi
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 378.12507 Organization and activities in higher education
• Thông tin xuất bản: United States : Adapted physical activity quarterly : APAQ , 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 721899

Tóm tắt

 To investigate the effect of a 6-week tai chi (TC) training program on physical performance in adolescents with Down syndrome and its influence on the psychological well-being of their parents, in a randomized controlled design, 25 male adolescents with Down syndrome (age 14.4 ± 1.30 years) were randomly assigned to a control group (n = 10) or a training group (n = 15). Before and after the training period, lower limb explosive strength, upper limb strength, flexibility, and balance were assessed in all participants, as well as their parents' psychological well-being. Using 2 × 2 repeated-measures analysis of variance, significant Group × Time interactions (p <
  .05
  .33<
 ηp2<
 .87) were found for physical measures and parents' depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms. A 6-week TC program significantly improved lower limb explosive strength (p <
  .001
  d = 1.21), upper limb strength (p <
  .001
  d = 1.49), flexibility (p <
  .001
  d = 1.11), and static balance (p <
  .001
  d = 1.99) and reduced depression (p <
  .001
  d = 1.89), anxiety (p <
  .001
  d = 1.74), and stress scores (p <
  .001
  d = 1.88) in parents in the training group compared with those in the control group. TC programs improve physical measures in adolescents with Down syndrome and psychological well-being of their parents. Establishing TC programs in sport associations could positively impact this population's physical performance.