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KMID : 0379720040180010167
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2004 Volume.18 No. 1 p.167 ~ p.177
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The Effect of Aqua-exercise Program on Back Pain, Flexibility, Time of Exercise and Self-efficacy in the Women with Chronic Back Pain
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Abstract
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This study was performed to explore the effects of aqua-exercise program on back pain, flexibility, time of exercise and self-efficacy in the women with chronic back pain. The design of this study was a equivalent pre-post test experiment.
The subjects consisted of 31 women living in seoul. They underwent tests of back pain, flexibility, time of exercise and self-efficacy as baseline data before aqua-exercise program. The aquatic exercise was based on the Back hab and was consists of 60minutes session, 2 times a week for 5 weeks.
Data were analyzed with percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test pearson correlation coefficient using SAS program.
The results were as follows.
１. The back pain has significantly decreased after aqua-exercise program.
２. The dorsal flexibility has significantly increased after aqua-exercise program.
３. The time of exercise has significantly increased after aqua-exercise program.
４. The Self-efficacy has significantly increased after aqua-exercise program.
The findings showed the aqua-exercise program could be effective in decreasing the back pain and effective in increasing the flexibility, time of exercise and self-efficacy. It can be suggested the aqua-exercise is effective in the health promotion of the women with chronic back pain.
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