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이혜영 ( Lee Hea-Young ) - 김천과학대학 간호학과
이금재 ( Lee Keum-Jae ) - 경원대학교 간호학과
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was to determine whether the Sun-style 24 forms of Tai Chi exercise improve pain, stiffness, disability, knee joint motion, mobility, balance or falling.
Method: Forty- six community-dwelling elderly subjects (mean age, 75.46±6.28) voluntarily participated in an intervention group of either 24 forms of Sun-style Tai Chi for 60 min, 2 times per week for 12 weeks or a control group. A non-equivalent pretest-posttest design was used. Independent t-test and
ANCOVA were used to examine group differences by using SPSS12.0.
Result: The experimental group had significantly less pain (F=7.60, p=.008) and stiffness (t=-3.19, p=.003) than the control
group. Also there were significant improvements in knee joint motion on the right knee (t=2.44, p=.019), left knee (t=2.30,
p=.026), rising time (F=8.03, p=.07), balance on the left single leg test (t=2.20, p=.033), and fear of falling (t=-2.33, p=.024) in the Tai Chi exercise group. No significant group differences were found in disability and falls efficacy.
Conclusion: The Sun-style 24 forms Tai Chi exercise is effective in decreasing pain, stiffness, fear of falling and it improves balance, rising time, and knee joint motion. We suggest a continuing long term intervention to decrease disability and increase efficacy concerning falls.
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KeyWords
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타이치, 슬골관절염, 낙상, 노인
Tai Chi, Osteoarthritis, Falls, Elderly
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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