Changes in Everyday Life After a Tai Chi or Eurythmy Intervention in Elderly People at Risk of Falling: a Qualitative Exploration as a Sub-Study of the ENTAiER Study

ARCIM Institute Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine16 enrolled

Overview

The ENTAiER fall prevention study investigates the efficacy and safety of eurythmy therapy and tai chi in older people with chronic diseases and an increased risk of falls. In the course of the ENTAiER study, the participants observed changes in themselves and in their everyday life and described them in conversation, which could not be recorded with the research methods used. A qualitative exploration of these subjectively experienced changes among participants of the ENTAiER study will be conducted as part of a sub-study. For this purpose, group interviews will be conducted.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Increased Risk of Falls

Interventions

Qualitative interview - eurythmy groupOTHER

Participants will be interviewed about self-perceived changes in everyday life during participation in the eurythmy intervention of the ENTAiER study.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Enrolled and randomized participant of ENTAiER main study * Written informed consent for participation in EYT\_13 sub-study * Participation in eurythmy or tai chi intervention for 24 weeks (-28d/+21d) (the standard care group will be time-equated to eurythmy and tai chi) Exclusion Criteria: * Early termination of the intervention (less than 20 weeks) (the standard care group will be time-equated to eurythmy and tai chi)