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Table 3 Number of adverse events reported during the 16-week study period by intervention group (N = 69)

From: A cognitively enhanced online Tai Ji Quan training intervention for community-dwelling older adults with mild cognitive impairment: A feasibility trial

 

Intervention Group

Nature of event*

Cognitively Enhanced

Tai Ji Quan

Tai Ji Quan

Standard Tai Ji Quan

Stretching

 

Relationship to Intervention

 

Unrelated

Possible

Definite

Unrelated

Possible

Definite

Unrelated

Possible

Definite

Serious

Number of events

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Moderate

Number of events

1

0

0

1

0

0

3

0

0

Mild

Number of events

0

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

0

  1. *Definition:
  2. Mild: events that required no medical treatment and were non-life threatening (e.g., lower back pain, ankle/muscle soreness or pain, a fall without needing medical attention).
  3. Moderate: events that required medical treatment but were not immediate life-threatening conditions (e.g., hand surgery or a medical procedure).
  4. Serious: death or life-threatening events that required medical treatment, including hospitalization (e.g., open heart surgery or a major medical surgery that required hospital admission), or that resulted in significant disability/incapacity.