Tai Chi as an adjunct to cardiac rehabilitation exercise trainingRuth E Taylor-Piliae
Department of Physiological Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, USA
J Cardiopulm Rehabil 23:90-6. 2003
..A review of the literature suggests potential benefits from tai chi exercise performed as an adjunct to cardiac rehabilitation exercise training. Tai chi is cost-effective and facilitates a lifestyle of health-related behavior practices...
The effect of nursing interventions utilizing music therapy or sensory information on Chinese patients' anxiety prior to cardiac catheterization: a pilot studyRuth E Taylor-Piliae
Department of Physiological Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, 2 Koret Way, Box 0610, San Francisco, CA 94143 0610, USA
Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 1:203-11. 2002
..Nursing interventions using music therapy or sensory information among patients with coronary artery disease has resulted in anxiety reduction, though results in Chinese subjects has not previously been published...
Effectiveness of Tai Chi exercise in improving aerobic capacity: a meta-analysisRuth E Taylor-Piliae
Department of Physiological Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, Calif 94143, USA
J Cardiovasc Nurs 19:48-57. 2004
..Tai Chi exercise has recently gained the attention of Western researchers as a potential form of aerobic exercise. A goal of this meta-analysis was to estimate the effect of Tai Chi exercise on aerobic capacity...
Measurement properties of Tai Chi exercise self-efficacy among ethnic Chinese with coronary heart disease risk factors: a pilot studyRuth E Taylor-Piliae
Department of Physiological Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, 2 Koret Way, Box 0610, San Francisco, CA 94143 0610, USA
Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 3:287-94. 2004
..Self-efficacy has been shown to be a consistent predictor of behavioral outcomes, now being applied to Tai Chi exercise...
Tai Chi exercise and stroke rehabilitationRuth E Taylor Piliae
School of Medicine, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Top Stroke Rehabil 14:9-22. 2007
..Finally, the potential application of TC exercise to stroke rehabilitation is discussed...
Change in perceived psychosocial status following a 12-week Tai Chi exercise programmeRuth E Taylor-Piliae
Stanford Prevention Research Center, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 5705, USA
J Adv Nurs 54:313-29. 2006
..This paper reports a study to examine change in psychosocial status following a 12-week Tai Chi exercise intervention among ethnic Chinese people with cardiovascular disease risk factors living in the United States of America...
Improvement in balance, strength, and flexibility after 12 weeks of Tai chi exercise in ethnic Chinese adults with cardiovascular disease risk factorsRuth E Taylor-Piliae
Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Calif, USA
Altern Ther Health Med 12:50-8. 2006
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Hemodynamic responses to a community-based Tai Chi exercise intervention in ethnic Chinese adults with cardiovascular disease risk factorsRuth E Taylor-Piliae
Stanford Prevention Research Center, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Hoover Pavilion, MC 5705, 211 Quarry Road, Room N229, Stanford, CA 94305 5705, USA
Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 5:165-74. 2006
..Physical activity has been shown to reduce CVD risk factors. Reduction in blood pressure (BP) in response to Tai Chi (TC) exercise in persons with CVD risk factors have been reported, though not in ethnic Chinese living in the US...
Validation of a new brief physical activity survey among men and women aged 60-69 yearsRuth E Taylor-Piliae
Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94303 5705, USA
Am J Epidemiol 164:598-606. 2006
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Methods to optimize recruitment and retention to an exercise study in Chinese immigrantsRuth E Taylor-Piliae
Stanford Prevention Research Center, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
Nurs Res 56:132-6. 2007
..To counter pervasive disparities in healthcare and guide public health prevention programs, culturally sensitive recruitment and retention strategies for Chinese immigrants participating in health-related research studies are needed...
Response to the systematic review of Tai ChiRuth E Taylor-Piliae
Arch Intern Med 164:2503; author reply 2504. 2004
Tai chi for cardiovascular disease and its risk factors: a systematic reviewMyeong Soo Lee
J Hypertens 25:1974-5. 2007
The effectiveness of Tai Chi exercise in improving aerobic capacity: an updated meta-analysisRuth E Taylor-Piliae
College of Nursing, The University of Arizona, 1305 N Martin, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Med Sport Sci 52:40-53. 2008
..To determine if Tai Chi exercise is effective in improving aerobic capacity...