Effects of Tai Chi Exercise on Physical Fitness and Quality of Life in Elderly Women / 재활간호학회지
Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing
;
: 38-47, 2014.
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en Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-648313
ABSTRACT
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, chi2-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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Asunto principal:
Calidad de Vida
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Aptitud Física
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Enfermería
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Docilidad
/
Taichi Chuan
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Estudios de Evaluación como Asunto
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudios de evaluación
Límite:
Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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