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KMID : 0869120110130010037
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기초간호자연과학회지
2011 Volume.13 No. 1 p.37 ~ p.43
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A Study on the Correlation between Elderly Women’s Depression and Physical Fitness
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Song Min-Sun
Kim Soo-Keun
Kim Nam-Cho
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Abstract
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Purpose:This study has been performed to identify the correlation between depression and physical fitness of the elderly women living in a rural area.
Methods: The target people were chosen and visited on February, 2011. We could meet them at a community health center in Jeonnam. The questionnaire answered by 321 was conducted to figure out the degree of depression. Also, physical fitness using senior fitness test was measured. This study was analyzed using χ² test, Fisher exact test, t-test and Pearson’s correlation coefficient by SAS program.
Results: It was analyzed that distribution of depression was 31.9%, and depression was correlated with upper flexibility (p＜.001). There was no significant relation to physical fitness by depression except weight (p=.039) and back scratch (p=.007) as well.
Conclusion: These results can not only contribute to understanding of the depression of the elderly women, but also suggest that depression prevention program is necessary for them.
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KEYWORD
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Elderly, Depression, Physical fitness
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