Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of the TCQ intervention and control conditions

	TCQ Intervention	SQG Control	Standard of Care Group
Intervention Features	Low impact physical activity Focus on breath Meditative State Incidental Social Support	Low impact physical activity with same/similar movements as TCQ intervention Incidental Social Support	No exercise or activity program
Dose/Frequency	12-weeks, 1/week 60 min class (2x per week in first 2 weeks) Approx. 2 ½ hours home practice/week	12-weeks, 1/week 60 min class (2x per week in first 2 weeks) Approx. 2 ½ hours home practice/week	n/a
Controls for	Unique focus; breath and meditative state	Low impact physical activity	n/a

TCQ= Tai chi/qigong; SQG=sham qigong; n/a=not applicable