%0 Journal Article
%@ 2561-7605
%I JMIR Publications
%V 4
%N 4
%P e29188
%T Adapting Chinese Qigong Mind-Body Exercise for Healthy Aging in Older Community-Dwelling Low-income Latino Adults: Pilot Feasibility Study
%A Yin,Zenong
%A Martinez,Cristina E
%A Li,Shiyu
%A Martinez,Martha
%A Peng,Kezhi
%A Land,William M
%A Ullevig,Sarah L
%A Cantu,Adelita
%A Falk,Sharon
%A Hernández,Arthur E
%A Ortega,Catherine
%A Parra-Medina,Deborah
%A Simmonds,Maureen J
%+ Department of Public Health, The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX, 78249, United States, 1 210 458 5650, zenong.yin@utsa.edu
%K mHealth
%K community-based participatory research
%K five animal play
%K wuqinxi
%D 2021
%7 1.11.2021
%9 Original Paper
%J JMIR Aging
%G English
%X 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 
%M 34723824
%R 10.2196/29188
%U https://aging.jmir.org/2021/4/e29188
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/29188
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34723824