Research Article
Developing and Testing the Effectiveness of a Novel Health Qigong for Frail Elders in Hong Kong: A Preliminary Study
Table 2
Content validation ratios (CVRs) for potential therapeutic value of the Yan Chai Yi Jing Ten Section Brocades among six experts.
| On therapeutic values: the Yan Chai Yi Jing Ten-Section Brocades protocol | CVR | Standing | Sitting |
| Psychosocial | | | Facilitates relaxation | 1.00* | 1.00* | Relieves unpleasant feeling | 1.00* | 1.00* | Develops confidence to deal with disabilities and medical conditions | 0.50 | 0.67 | Culturally relevant activity and arouses interest | 1.00* | 1.00* | Promotes social contact | 0.83* | 0.83* | Physical and physiological aspects | | | Enforces “deep and slow” breathing | 1.00* | 1.00* | Enforces coordination between respiration and movements | 1.00* | 1.00* | Enforces trunk, neck and upper limbs stretch | 0.83* | 0.83* | Promotes functional mobility and balance | 1.00* | 0.67 | Movements can be easily picked up by elders | 0.50 | 0.50 | Easy to learn as routine exercise | 0.83* | 0.83* | General health | | | From TCM perspective, it promotes good health through practice of reciprocal movements | 1.00* | 1.00* | From TCM perspective, it stimulates acupressure points and enforces the flow of “Qi” | 0.67 | 0.67 | Promotes physical and psychological health | 1.00* | 1.00* | Safety | | | Can be adapted to activity tolerance of each individual | 0.83* | 0.83* | Can be practiced in old age home | 0.83* | 0.83* | Adequate precautions to prevent potential harm | 1.00* | 1.00* |
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Indicating statements with consensus agreement among the experts, that is, CVR within 0.75–1.00.
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