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KMID : 0869120180200030141
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기초간호자연과학회지
2018 Volume.20 No. 3 p.141 ~ p.149
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Effects of Walking Program with Dance on Gait, Cognition, and Risk of Falls of Elderly with Dementia in a Long-term Care Hospital
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Ju Hye-Jeong
Jeon Kyoung-Sun
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the effects walking program with dance on gait, cognition, and risk of falls of elderly with dementia in a long-term care hospital.
Methods: Subjects consisted of 42 elderly with dementia in a long-term care hospital (21 elderly with dementia in an experimental group and 21 elders with dementia in a control group). Data were collected from March 14 to April 30, 2016. Subjects in the experimental group performed walking program with dance (three times a week, 30-50 minutes ses- sion, 18 sessions). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test, independent t-test, paired t-test, repeated measures ANOVA with the SPSS/WIN 21.0.
Results: The participants in the experimental group showed significantly in- creased scores of cadence (F = 8.36, p = .007) and improved scores of cognition (F = 9.95, p = .003) compared the control group.
Conclusion: The findings indicate walking program with dance is recommend a regular exercise program to enhance the cadence associ- ated with walking speed and cognitive function elderly.
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KEYWORD
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Dementia, Exercise, Gait, Cognition, Falls
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