Table 1. Baseline Demographic Characteristics.
| Participant | Item | Frequencies or means (Standard Deviations (SD)) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site 1 (n=4) | Site 2 (n=6) | Total | ||
| People Living With Dementia | Gender | |||
| Male | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Female | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Mean age (SD) | 73.75 (0.96) | 81.17 (5.04) | 78.20 (5.39) | |
| Relationship status | ||||
| Married / Civil partnership | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| With partner | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Widowed | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Current living situation | ||||
| Living with family/friends | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Level of education | ||||
| Primary | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Secondary | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Higher education college / university | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Further education / professional qualification | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Dementia type | ||||
| Alzheimer’s | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Mixed Alzheimer's & Vascular | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mean number of months diagnosed with dementia (SD) | 21 (22.23) | 25.67 (28.56) | 23.80 (24.97) | |
| Other chronic conditions | ||||
| Yes | 3 (Glaucoma, high pressure and headache/hypertension/sarcoidosis1) |
4 (Fibromyalgia2 and stroke/prostate cancer and diverticulitis3/neuralgia4/hypertension) |
7 | |
| No | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Uses a walking aid? | ||||
| No | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Mean prescribed daily medications (SD) | 3.5 (1.29) | 5.5 (4.32) | 4.7 (3.47) | |
| Falls in the last year? | ||||
| Yes | 0 | 1 (minor injury) | 1 | |
| No | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Falls in the last month? | ||||
| Yes | 0 | 1 (minor injury) | 1 | |
| No | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Frequency of moderate PA practise | ||||
| Everyday | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 times per week | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 times per week | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Weekly | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rarely/never | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Frequency of vigorous PA practise | ||||
| Monthly | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rarely/never | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| People Living With Dementia | Previous experience practising Tai Chi? | |||
| No | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Mean confidence about being able to practise Tai Chi for at least 20 minutes per day (SD)5 | 1.75 (0.96) | 2.67 (1.21) | 2.3 (1.16) | |
| Mean intention to practise Tai Chi for at least 20 minutes per day (SD)6 | 2.25 (0.96) | 2.17 (0.75) | 2.2 (0.79) | |
| Carers | Gender | |||
| Male | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Female | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Mean age (SD) | 69.25 (1.5) | 74.5 (5.96) | 72.40 (5.28) | |
| Relationship with the person living with dementia | ||||
| Spouse/partner | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Other | 0 | 1 (niece) | 1 | |
| Live with the person living with dementia | ||||
| Yes | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Relationship status | ||||
| Married / Civil partnership | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| With partner | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Current living situation | ||||
| Living with family/friends | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Level of education | ||||
| Primary | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Secondary | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Higher education college/university | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Further education/professional qualification | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Previous experience practising Tai Chi? | ||||
| No | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Mean confidence about being able to practise Tai Chi for at least 20 minutes per day (SD)5 | 1.33 (0.58) | 1.17 (1.17) | 1.89 (1.05) | |
| Mean intention to practise Tai Chi for at least 20 minutes per day (SD)6 | 1.33 (0.58) | 2 (1.1) | 1.78 (0.97) | |
Sarcoidosis is a disease “characterized by the formation of immune granulomas” in any organ affected (Strookappe et al., 2015, p. 701). If present, symptomatology generally disappears spontaneously or with adequate treatment without further consequences for the patient (Judson, 2015).
Fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterised by chronic “widespread pain” and possibly other physical (i.e., “muscle stiffness”) and psychological (“memory and concentration” difficulties) manifestations (NHS, 2016).
Diverticulitis is an infection caused by bacterial accumulation in “small bulges that stick out of the side of the large intestine” which is generally cured after dietary, pharmacological or (rarely) surgical intervention (NHS, 2014).
Neuralgia is the pain caused by nerve irritation or damage (Shelat, 2016).
Participants were asked to rate their confidence using a Likert scale from 1 (true) to 7 (false), where 1 was the best score –showing participants’ confidence about being able to practise for 20 minutes per day.
Participants were asked to rate their intention using a Likert scale from 1 (likely) to 7 (unlikely), where 1 was the best score –showing participants’ intention to practise for at least 20 minutes per day.