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KMID : 1035420130010040049
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
2013 Volume.1 No. 4 p.49 ~ p.56
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A Study on The Influence of Virtual Program Accompanied by Cognitive Activities on The Balance of Elderly
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Kim Bo-Ra
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Abstract
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Purpose : This study aimed to understand the influence of the virtual reality program combined with cognitive activity on elderly people’s balance ability.
Method : We randomly divided 14 elderly people receiving daytime protection service from D daytime protection center for senior citizens located in Busan-si into a group(seven) with cognitive activity combined with virtual reality program, and the other group(seven) with only virtual reality program. In order to compare the balance ability before/after the therapeutic intervention, the Berg Balance Scale was carried out. The Mini-Mental State Examination-Korea(MMSE-K) was also conducted to compare their cognitive functions.
Result : Both groups showed statistically significant differences in balance ability before/after the therapeutic intervention(p<.05) while there were no statistically significant differences in balance ability after the therapeutic intervention(p>.05). The cognitive functions before/after the therapeutic intervention were not statistically significantly different in both groups(p>.05).
Conclusion : The findings showed that the application of virtual reality program combined with cognitive activity could improve elderly people’s balance ability. It is considered that the application of virtual reality program can have positive influence on the improvement of elderly people’s balance ability, as an intervention method for improving balance ability in the future.
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KEYWORD
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balance, berg balance scale, the elderly, virtually reality game
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