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KMID : 0861120130170030075
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Korean Journal of Oriental Preventive Medicine
2013 Volume.17 No. 3 p.75 ~ p.89
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The Effects of Yoga Program on Depression, Quality of Life, and Difficulty of Daily Activities in Community Elders
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Kim Young-Hee
Park Kum-Sook
Yang Kyung-Hee
Jeong Heon-Young
Yang Hee-Jung
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Abstract
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of yoga program on depression, quality of life, and difficulty of daily activities in community elders.
Methods: A Nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used for this study. Elderly people who agreed to participated in the study were assigned to a experimental group(n=17) or a control group(n=17). The yoga program conducted 90minutes, 2times a week for 1 year. Study outcomes were measured by structured questionnaires from March, 2012 to Feb., 2013. For data analysis, Chi-square test, t-test, and Mann-Whitney U test were performed using SPSS version 17.0.
Results: Depression was not significant difference between the two groups in pretest and posttest. But there was significant differences between the two groups in quality of life (t=3.984, p<.001), and difficulty of daily activities (t=-3.083, p=.004). Therefore, the experimental group showed significant improvement in quality of life and reduce difficulty of daily activities.
Conclusion: The yoga program was effective in increasing quality of life and decreasing difficulty of daily activities in community elders. When developing exercise program to improve health in older adults, it is important to consider physical exercise plus general health management.
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KEYWORD
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Yoga, Elderly, Depression, Quality of Life, Difficulty of daily activities
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