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KMID : 0607720120230010091
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Journal of Korean Community Nursing
2012 Volume.23 No. 1 p.91 ~ p.101
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The Effects of Exercise in the Frail Elderly
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Park Young-Im
Lee Kang-Yi
Kim Tae-Im
Jun Myung-Hee
Kim Dong-Oak
Kim Ji-Hyun
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the effects of exercise on physiological, physical and psychological functions of the frail elderly.
Methods: The research design was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. Data were collected from September 9 to October 10, 2009. The subjects were 56 frail elders who agreed to participate in this study and each subject was randomly assigned to either the experimental group (n=28) or the control group (n=28). The exercise program was provided to each subject in the experimental group twice in a week for 6 weeks. Data were analyzed with frequency, x2-test, Kolmogorov-Smirnor test and independent t-test using SPSS/WIN 12.0.
Results:There was a significant improvement in psychological functions in the experimental group compared to the control group (t=1.726, p=.045).
Conclusion: The exercise program showed the effects to improve the psychological functions of the frail elderly with chronic disease. In recommendation, this exercise program could be utilized as a health promoting program for the frail elderly.
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KEYWORD
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Frail elderly, Exercise, Depression, Quality of life
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