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박정아 ( Park Jung-Ah ) - 차의과학대학교 간호대학
김숙영 ( Kim Sook-Young ) - 차의과학대학교 간호대학
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was performed to investigate the effects of Tai Chi exercise on physical fitness and quality of life (QOL) in elderly women.
Methods: This study was designed as a quasi-experimental, nonequivalent control group pre-post test design. The subjects were elderly women over 60 years old who enrolled senior citizen centers and elderly welfare center. Thirty-three people were conveniently assigned to an experimental group (n=15) or a control group (n=18). The data were collected from September 2009 to May 2010. The experimental group was trained Tai Chi exercise for 8 weeks (one hour Tai Chi classes twice a week and once a week by themselves at home). Data were analyzed by Fisher’s exact test, x²-test and independent t-test.
Results: The experimental group experienced significant improvements in flexibility. The experimental group experienced significant improvements in physical component summary (p=.017) and mental component summary (p=.027) of QOL.
Conclusion: Tai Chi exercise can be used as a nursing intervention for improvement of physical fitness and QOL in elderly women.
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KeyWords
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체력, 삶의 질, 타이치
Physical fitness, Quality of life, Tai Chi
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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