Effect of Tai Chi Exercise on Healthcare and Quality of Life of Middle-Aged and Elderly Patients With Hypertension

Introduction

With the improvement of quality of life and the acceleration of aging, people have also raised higher demands for quality of life and health standards, and people also recognize the threat of chronic diseases such as hypertension to humanity (Wen & Su, 2021). According to statistics, hypertension is the heart and blood vessel disease with the highest mortality rate (Liang et al., 2020). Only by paying attention to the blood pressure value at all times and keeping the blood pressure within the normal range can the incidence rate of disease be effectively reduced (Li et al., 2018). Proper exercise, high sleep quality, and a healthy diet are particularly important for patients with hypertension (Ma et al., 2018). At present, exercise therapy is on the rise and has become a recommended method by experts for changing the lifestyle and scientific exercise of hypertensive patients. Tai Chi is a sport that cultivates and nourishes the body, and it has been deeply loved by people, helping to have a beneficial impact on the human body (Liu et al., 2010). Adhering to aerobic exercise such as Tai Chi can reduce the side effects of patients taking medication and can also help people to save on medical expenses (Song et al., 2021). Therefore, Tai Chi, as a type of exercise, has attracted the attention of scholars for use in physical rehabilitation therapy (Lian et al., 2017).