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A randomized controlled trial of Tai chi for balance, sleep quality and cognitive performance in elderly Vietnamese
No full textManh Hung Nguyen, Andreas KruseInstitute of Gerontology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, GermanyObjective: To evaluate the effects of Tai chi exercise on balance, sleep quality, and cognitive performance in community-dwelling elderly in Vinh city, Vietnam.Design: A randomized controlled trial.Participants: One hundred two subjects were recruited.Intervention: Subjects were divided randomly into two groups. The Tai chi group was assigned 6 months' Tai chi training. The control group was instructed to maintain their routine daily activities.Outcome measures: The Falls Efficacy Scale (FES), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Trail Making Test (TMT) were used as primary outcome measures.Results: Participants in the Tai chi group reported significant improvement in TMT (part A) (F [1, 71] = 78.37, P < 0.001) and in TMT (part B), (F [1, 71] = 175.00, P < 0.001) in comparison with the control group. Tai chi participants also reported better scores in FES (F [1, 71] = 96.90, P < 0.001) and in PSQI (F [1,71] = 43.69, P = 0.001) than the control group.Conclusion: Tai chi is beneficial to improve balance, sleep quality, and cognitive performance of the elderly.Keywords: Tai chi, sleep, balance 
Economic analysis of Tai Chi as a means of preventing falls and falls related injuries among older adults, CHERE Working Paper 2006/4
No full textThis study has examined the costs and consequences of a randomised controlled trial of a community based Tai Chi program for people over 60 years of age. The hypothesis for the trial was that compared to non-participants, participants in the Tai Chi program would have fewer falls and may experience additional health and other benefits. In terms of resource use it was anticipated that the Tai Chi program would use additional resources in terms of running costs but was expected to save resources as a result of falls prevented. Data for this economic evaluation were collected prospectively alongside the randomised controlled trial. The aim of this evaluation was to investigate the cost-effectiveness of Tai Chi as means of preventing falls in elderly people living in the community. Costs included were those of the Tai Chi trial and health service utilisation (including GP and specialist and other consultations, tests, hospitalisations and medications). Effectiveness was measured as the number of participants in the intervention and control groups, all participants and the number of falls avoided. SPSS was used to analyse the data; Fisher?s exact and the student?s t-test were used to test differences between the intervention and control groups. From the perspective of NSW Health, the cost of providing Tai Chi as part of this trial (24795). Only a small proportion used health services and this mostly involved the use of over-the-counter pain relieving medication and GP consultations. Only 3 people were admitted to hospital. There were no significant differences between the study and control groups in terms of utilisation and costs except in terms of overall costs where the control group costs were significantly more than the study group (p=0.43). However, this difference was driven by the cost of one admission to hospital. In the trial 3/216 falls resulted in hospitalisation. This means that for every 100 falls avoided, 1.4 serious falls were prevented. Assuming that Tai Chi would continue to prevent falls at the same rate as the trial, 740 individuals would need to participate in Tai Chi to avoid 100 falls and 1.4 serious falls. The value of avoiding a small number of serious falls must be weighed against the high cost of treating and managing the consequences of such falls.Tai chi, economic aspects, Australia
Beth Nguyen: 47th Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textBeth Nguyen is the author of the recent memoir Owner of a Lonely Heart, which was a New York Times Editors’ Choice Pick, as well as the memoir Stealing Buddha’s Dinner, and two novels. She has received an American Book Award and a PEN/Jerard Award and her work has appeared in publications including The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Time, and Best American Essays. She teaches at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she also directs the MFA Program in Creative Writing
Dy Tien Nguyen oral history interview and transcript
No full textThis recording and transcript form part of a collection of oral history interviews conducted by the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University. This collection includes audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with Asian Americans native to or living in Houston.Dy Tien Nguyen was born in Hai Duong, Vietnam and is the oldest of ten siblings. His family moved from village to village in the midst of The First Indochina War and later migrated to South Vietnam when the country divided in 1954. After high school, he enlisted in the Vietnamese Army Military Medical School. After his training, he started his fellowship in San Antonio for additional training in general surgery. When the Vietnam War ended, Nguyen became a refugee and chose to stay in the US and switch to anesthesiology. After 26 years at MD Anderson as an academic physician, he now spends his time teaching the Vietnamese language and tai chi
Iu Yun Siou, Kou Tai Tsi Ping Ming Heou Chou I (= Explication des termes médicaux de l'ancien temps)
No full textNguyen Tran Huan Dr. Iu Yun Siou, Kou Tai Tsi Ping Ming Heou Chou I (= Explication des termes médicaux de l'ancien temps). In: Revue d'histoire des sciences et de leurs applications, tome 9, n°3, 1956. pp. 275-276
sj-docx-1-npx-10.1177_1934578X221141163 - Supplemental material for New Phenylethanoid and Other Compounds From <i>Passiflora foetida</i> L., With Their Nitric Oxide Inhibitory Activities
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-npx-10.1177_1934578X221141163 for New Phenylethanoid and Other Compounds From Passiflora foetida L., With Their Nitric Oxide Inhibitory Activities by Nguyen Van Linh, Nguyen Trung Tuong, Pham Xuan Phong and
Do Thi Trang, Nguyen Xuan Nhiem, Do Hoai An, Bui Huu Tai in Natural Product Communications</p
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No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-npx-10.1177_1934578X231219074 for Carabrachiatanins A and B: Two New Phenylpropanoid-Substituted Catechins of Carallia brachiata Merr by Trinh Thi Thanh Van, Nguyen Hoang Nam, Nguyen Thi Hue, Le Nguyen Thanh, Do Thi Trang, Bui Huu Tai, Nguyen Le Tuan, Nguyen Thi Viet Ai, Pham Van Cuong, Nguyen Quoc Vuong and Phan Van Kiem in Natural Product Communications</p
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