The project has three major goals: (a) transforming an in-person tai ji quan brain health intervention protocol into an online (virtual) class protocol and evaluating its feasibility of implementation in older adults with MCI, (b) developing and evaluating online assessment and data ascertainment procedures that encompass cognitive and physical performance measures, and (c) conducting a randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of this new online intervention protocol with a conventional stretching exercise group in older adults with MCI.
This project is designed to develop and evaluate an Internet-based exercise intervention (tai ji quan Moving to Improve Brain Health) using real-time videoconferencing for older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).