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KMID : 0379220180380010065
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2018 Volume.38 No. 1 p.65 ~ p.82
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A Meta-analysis of Effectiveness of Kigong Programs for the Physical Health of the Elderly
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Kim Il-Sik
Kim Gye-Ryung
Lee Su-Kyung
Seo Ho-Chan
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to statistically summarize the effect sizes using meta-analysis of various Kigong programs implemented on the subject of physical health of the elderly. Including 23 academic journal studies and 11 thesis studies reported domestically until 2016, a total of 34 studies were selected and analyzed to verify the effect sizes of programs, program types, measuring variables, and activity elements. The findings are as follows. First, it was found that the programs were midium effective with overall average effect size showing .748( p <.001). A program of Tai-Chi indicated the largest effect size of .836( p <.001). In terms of measuring variables, physical strength showed the largest effect size of .806( p <.001). In terms of gender by group, it was found that groups consisting only of men indicated the largest effect size of 2.388( p <.001). As for effect size by group of disease state, normal group with showed the highest effect size of .804( p <.001). Second, in activity elements, 31~60 by the group size has the largest effect size of .873( p <.001), total number of sessions for 31~40 sessions indicated the largest effect value of .829( p <.001). As for number of sessions per week, 5 sessions showed largest effect value of .918( p <.001), in terms of activity time, 50 minutes showed large effect value of 1.391( p <.001). As summarized above, Kigong programs are midium effective for physical health of the elderly, as an activity elements to consider when configuring the program, for group size 31~60, 31~40 sessions in total, 5 sessions per week and 50 minutes per sessions were recommended.
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KEYWORD
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The elderly, physical health, Kigong, meta-analysis, activity element
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