Effectiveness of tai – chi dance on selected parameters among hypertensive elderly in selected old age home

Aim of the study: To Assess the effectiveness of Tai – chi dance on selected parameters among hypertensive elderly in selected old age home. Background: Aging is a process of biological and sociological experiences. Aging reflects all the changes that occur over the course of life, encompassing physiological, psychological and social changes. In India as per 2015 survey 20.8 million people older adults were living. In that 9.2 million people affected with hypertension. As older adults live longer, they may have more health problems like hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Tai – chi dance exercise has been identified as a complementary therapy. Along with medication Tai – chi dance exercise will help in control the symptoms of hypertension and cholesterol level. Design: Pre experimental one group pre-test – post-test design. Methods: Non - Probability sampling technique – Convenience sampling method was used. A total of 50 hypertensive elderly participated in the study. Aneroid sphygmomanometer and Blood routine was used to assess the level of blood pressure and cholesterol for data collection. Result: The pre-test means score of Level of blood pressure was 154.40±11.09 and the post-test mean score was 126.06±18.13 among study group. Conclusion: This study indicates that the Tai –chi dance is an effective exercise to maintaining the level of blood pressure and level of cholesterol.