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KMID : 0869920080140020282
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Journal of Korean Academy Society of Nursing Education
2008 Volume.14 No. 2 p.282 ~ p.293
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Effects of an Exercise Program Including Promotion of Self-Efficacy on the Physical and Psychological Functions of Middle School Students with Minimal Scoliosis
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Lee Myung-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was done to identify the effects of an exercise correction program for scoliosis on the physical and psychological functions of middle-school students with scoliosis.
Method: The design of this study was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The students who participated in the study were 45 middle school students with scoliosis. Twenty-four students were assigned to the experimental group and 21 to the control group. The treatment given to the experimental group was a scoliosis correction exercise program. The scoliosis correction exercise program was given 3 times a week for a period of 12 weeks.
Result: For Cobb’s angle, a significant decrease was observed in the experimental group. For flexibility, the sit-and-reach test showed a significant increase in the experimental group. For depression, self-esteem and body satisfaction, the difference between the two groups was not significant.
Conclusion: Based on the above results, the effects of a spine correction exercise program produced a decrease in Cobb’s angle and an increase in the sit-and-reach test for flexibility. This program is not expensive and is convenient, and thus has been identified as a good nursing intervention for correcting scoliosis.
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KEYWORD
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Scoliosis, Cobb’s angle, Flexibility, Self-efficacy
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