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KMID : 1142620190110010103
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Korea Aging Friendly Industry Association
2019 Volume.11 No. 1 p.103 ~ p.111
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Effects of Senior Community Center Occupational Therapy Exercise Program on Insomnia, Life Satisfaction and Depression in the Elderly
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Oh Hye-Won
Kim Ko-Un
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Abstract
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Objective : The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of senior community center occupational therapy exercise program on insomnia, life satisfaction and depression in elderly.
Method : The study was conducted on 30 senior citizens residing in C city of South Gyeongsang Province and W County of North Jeolla Province for 60 minutes per session, three times a week, for 12 weeks from February 2018 to May 2018. The subjects were divided into experimental groups and control groups, and conducted three times a week for 12 weeks and 60 minutes per session. The experimental group conducted a senior community occupational therapy exercise program, while the control group only conducted a senior community center program. Before and after the study, the subjects were evaluated for insomnia, life satisfaction, and depression.
Result : This study showed significant differences in insomnia, depression, and life satisfaction of both the group and the group of controls that applied the senior community center occupational therapy exercise program, and the experimental groups showed that the group improved more in insomnia, depression and life satisfaction than the control group in the total point change after intergroup intervention.
Conclusion : The senior community center occupational therapy exercise program has been found to be effective in insomnia, life satisfaction and depression among the elderly. This would be one important way to apply a senior community center occupational therapy exercise program as a way to reduce insomnia, improve life satisfaction and reduce depression in the elderly.
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KEYWORD
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senior community center occupational therapy exercise program, life satisfaction, depression, insomnia
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