@Article{info:doi/10.2196/29188,
author="Yin, Zenong
and Martinez, Cristina E
and Li, Shiyu
and Martinez, Martha
and Peng, Kezhi
and Land, William M
and Ullevig, Sarah L
and Cantu, Adelita
and Falk, Sharon
and Hern{\'a}ndez, Arthur E
and Ortega, Catherine
and Parra-Medina, Deborah
and Simmonds, Maureen J",
title="Adapting Chinese Qigong Mind-Body Exercise for Healthy Aging in Older Community-Dwelling Low-income Latino Adults: Pilot Feasibility Study",
journal="JMIR Aging",
year="2021",
month="Nov",
day="1",
volume="4",
number="4",
pages="e29188",
keywords="mHealth; community-based participatory research; five animal play; wuqinxi",
abstract="Background: Research translating the evidence for the benefit of mind-body exercise in older Latinos with limited access to community-based healthy aging programs is sparse. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of Function Improvement Exercises for Older Sedentary Community-Dwelling Latino Residents (FITxOlder), a Community Health Worker (CHW)-led, mobile technology-facilitated Chinese Qigong mind-body exercise program for healthy aging and to explore its impact on physical and cognitive function and quality of life (QoL) in older community-dwelling low-income Latino adults. Methods: This study was designed as a Stage 1 feasibility study to develop and pilot-test FITxOlder. In Phase 1 (Stage 1A), a working group of seniors, CHWs, and senior center staff guided the adaptation of Chinese Qigong into a healthy aging program. In Phase 2 (Stage 1B), 49 older Latino adults participated in a 3-arm controlled study to test the feasibility and preliminary effect of CHW-led FITxOlder on physical and cognitive function and QoL measures over 16 weeks. Results: Although the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the implementation of the study protocol, we found favorable results regarding participant recruitment, retention, and fidelity of implementation. Notable findings included an 89.3{\%} participant retention, 79.4{\%} of the participants completed at least 70{\%} of the weekly exercise goal, and no report of adverse events. The effects on intervention outcome measures were modest. Conclusions: FITxOlder is feasible for promoting healthy aging in older Latino adults; future research needs to compare its feasibility with other low-impact exercise programs for healthy aging using a randomized controlled trial. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04284137; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04284137 ",
issn="2561-7605",
doi="10.2196/29188",
url="https://aging.jmir.org/2021/4/e29188",
url="https://doi.org/10.2196/29188",
url="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34723824"
}