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Tai Chi And Stress Reduction In Premedical Students, Joseph G. Weber, Suzanne Coleman, Mark Johannsson, Libby Hill
Tai Chi And Stress Reduction In Premedical Students, Joseph G. Weber, Suzanne Coleman, Mark Johannsson, Libby Hill
Learning Showcase 2014
A randomized, controlled pilot study was performed to determine the correlation between the practice of Tai Chi exercise and anxiety scores, among full-time pre-med undergraduate students who reside in college campus housing. The sample (N = 14) was recruited from 70 pre-med students enrolled at Lake Erie College (LEC) located in Painesville, Ohio. Participants included: (a) full-time LEC pre-med students; (b) between 18 and 25 years old; and (c) residents of either on-campus housing or within two miles of the college campus. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups: (a) Tai Chi (n = 8); (b) control (n …