Perspectives of community-dwelling older adults with chronic diseases on Baduanjin practice: A qualitative study
Haixu Ji, Wei Li, Jinhua Zhang, Xuyan Liu, Jing Wang, Guanglei Dong, Assoc. Prof. Phakkharawat Sittiprapaporn, Assoc. Prof. Phakkharawat Sittiprapaporn, Assoc. Prof. Phakkharawat Sittiprapaporn, Assoc. Prof. Phakkharawat Sittiprapaporn · 2026
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Haixu Ji and co-authors published this health study in 2026 on Baduanjin, a slow, set form of Chinese exercise. Older adults in China with long-term illness are urged to practice it in their neighborhoods. The team asked why some of them keep it up for years. They sat down with twenty-five practitioners for face-to-face talks and sorted the replies into themes.
Five sets of grounds came up. The moves felt safe and were easy to learn. Practice eased aches and raised strength. Moods lifted, and group sessions built social ties. Many also prized the form as part of their own culture. The authors say health workers who start such groups should stress all five draws, not just the gains in health, if they want members to stay.
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| CREATOR | Haixu Ji, Wei Li, Jinhua Zhang, Xuyan Liu, Jing Wang, Guanglei Dong, Assoc. Prof. Phakkharawat Sittiprapaporn, Assoc. Prof. Phakkharawat Sittiprapaporn, Assoc. Prof. Phakkharawat Sittiprapaporn, Assoc. Prof. Phakkharawat Sittiprapaporn |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 79 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |