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KMID : 0123520180250010001
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Journal of muscle and joint health
2018 Volume.25 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.11
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Experience of Exercise Maintenance in Older Adults with Osteoarthritis : Focus Group Interview
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Yi Yu-Mi
Park Yeon-Hwan
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand and describe the experiences of exercise maintenance in elderly with osteoarthritis (OA).
Methods: Three focus group interviews were conducted with a total of 19 older adults with OA who have been exercising for more than six months.
Results: Two main themes emerged from the analysis: the changing exercise in life’s journey (exercise maintained by self and family affection, exercise maintained by social networking expansion, exercise changing for function and body-image and exercise changing for economic efficiency) and the exercise pervaded into the life (Exercise used as a side effect-free treatment, exercise internalized by will and a sense of accomplishment and exercise become daily routine habits).
Conclusion: Despite the various problems associated with aging and OA, participants made exercise a part of their lives by changing it to fit their own functions, abilities and circumstances. It is necessary to emphasize the positive aspects of the overall situation and to provide appropriate education and exercise based on the theory as well as the individual’s overall fitness and limitations.
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KEYWORD
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Focus group, Aged, Exercise, Osteoarthritis
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