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The main trial outcome paper, led by chief investigator Dr Samuel Nyman:

Nyman, S. R., Ingram, W., Sanders, J., Thomas, P. W., Thomas, S., Vassallo, M., Raftery, J., Bibi, I., & Barrado-Martín, Y. (2019). . Clinical Interventions in Aging, 14, 2017-2029. DOI: 

The trial protocol, led by chief investigator Dr Samuel Nyman:

Nyman, S. R., Hayward, C., Ingram, W., Thomas, P., Thomas, S., Vassallo, M., Raftery, J., Allen, H., & Barrado-Martín, Y. (2018).Ìý BMC Geriatrics,Ìý18, e263. DOI:

The results of Yolanda Barrado-Martín’s PhD work on what helped / hindered participants from attending the Tai Chi classes:

Barrado-Martín, Y., Heward, M., Polman, R., & Nyman S. R. (2021). . Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 29 (5), 1-14.

The results of Yolanda Barrado-Martín’s PhD work on what helped / hindered participants from completing their home-based Tai Chi practice:

Barrado-Martín, Y., Heward, M., Polman, R., & Nyman S. R. (2021). . Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 20 (5), 1586-1603.

The findings from the pilot intervention phase, led by ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ PhD student Yolanda Barrado-Martín:

Barrado-Martín, Y., Heward, M., Polman, R., & Nyman, S. R. (2018).Ìý.ÌýJournal of Aging and Physical Activity, 27 (2), 166-183.

The results from additional work, led by ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥'s Dr Michelle Heward, that evaluated how we recruited and retained volunteers in the trial:

Heward, M., Johnson, L., & Nyman, S. R. (2021). . Journal of Frailty, Sarcopenia and Falls, published online.

The results from additional work, led by ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥'s Natalia Adamczewska, exploring the best way to record falls experienced by people with dementia:

Adamczewska, N., Barrado-Martín, Y., Thomas, S., Thomas, P. W., Vassallo, M., & Nyman, S. R. (2019). . Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, 34 (4), 362-365.

The results from additional work, led by chief investigator Dr Samuel Nyman, that tested the validity of using a short questionnaire on quality of life with people with dementia:

Nyman, S. R., Casey, C., & Polman, R. (2021). . Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders. Published online 11 January. DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000430.

Th​e results from additional work, led by ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥'s Dr Jonathan Williams, exploring whether Tai Chi could improve the subcomponents of the main dynamic balance test used:

Williams, J., & Nyman, S. R. (2021). . Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 33 (8), 2175-2181.

The results from additional work, led by ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥'s Dr Jonathan Williams, exploring how people with dementia have poorer balance compared with those without dementia of similar age:

Williams, J., & Nyman, S. R. (2020).Ìý. Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy, 44 (3), E150-E157.

The results from additional work, led by ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥'s Dr Jonathan Williams, exploring the relationships between cognitive function, fear of falling, and quality of life, with a digital measure of people with dementia's performance on our key balance task:

Williams, J.M. and Nyman, S.R. (2018) .ÌýJournal of Frailty, Sarcopenia and Falls,Ìý3 (4), 185-193.

The results of additional work led by ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ PhD student Iram Bibi that found a quality of scale is reliable for use with people with dementia:

Bibi, I., Polman, R., & Nyman, S. R. (2022). Reliability of the ICECAP-O quality of life scale with community dwelling people with dementia.ÌýGerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 8, 1-4. DOI: