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KMID : 0858820100270020069
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Journal of Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion
2010 Volume.27 No. 2 p.69 ~ p.78
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Analysis on the Effects of Health Exercise by Lifestyle Patterns of the Elderly
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Ji Byoung-Tae
Seok Seong-Ja
Shin Du-Man
Jung Jong-Hyeon
Kim Ju-Won
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the basic grounds for the policies of health promotion on the elderly by analyzing lifestyle.
Methods: This study recruited 500 seniors aged over 65 years participating in exercise programs for the elderly provided by four branch offices of NHIC in Daegu.
Results: ‘Ideal type’ was a group thinking that exercise programs for the elderly made their life healthy and energetic and living a happy life and ‘social type’ was a group answering that they helped to manage their health condition and to relieve stress and activated relationship with family members and friends to gain self-confidence. ‘Passive type’ and ‘lethargic type’ said that the programs did not influence their life overall.
Conclusion: Entrance into an aging society has changed values of the elderly. Their lifestyle becomes various and the effect of exercise programs for the elderly was also different according their lifestyle. Therefore, exercise programs considering lifestyles of the elderly will maximize their effect.
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KEYWORD
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Health exercise, Elderly, Lifestyle pattern
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