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KMID : 1138720060320010026
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Korean Public Health Research
2006 Volume.32 No. 1 p.26 ~ p.34
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The effects of health Promotion program on the physical fitness and Psychological health for elderly women who enjoyed in a hall for the aged(kyung No Dang)
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Hyun Kyung-Sun
Han Sang-Sook
Kim Won-Ock
Won Jeong-Sook
Kim Kwuy-Bun
Jeon Jun-Hee
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of health promotion program on the physical fitness and psychological health of elderly women who enjoyed in a hall for the aged(kyung No Dang). The subjects of the study were 44 elderly women (experimental group : 25, control group : 19). Health promotion program for elderly was carried out for 8 weeks. The collected data were analyzed using ANCOVA, repeated measures of ANOVA and Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test. The results of this study are as follows : 1. The degrees of vital capacity and balance of the experimental group were not higher than those of the control group. 2. The degree of flexibility of the experimental group was higher than that of the control group. 3. The scores of depression and anxiety of the experimental group were lower than those of the control group. In conclusion, the health promotion program for elderly increases the flexibility and psychological health.
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KEYWORD
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Health Promotion Program for elderly, vital capacity, flexibility, depression anxiety
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