The Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Health Status of the Patients with Essential Hypertension / 재활간호학회지

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of aerobic exercise on health status with essential hypertension. METHOD: A non-equivalent control group design was used. For the experimental group. aerobic exercise was given by researcher at one health center in Daegu. Test for hypothesis was done by chi2test, t-test, paired t-test, and unpaired t-test, RESULT: There were significant differences in systolic. diastolic, and MAP between two groups. There were significant differences in body weight, BMI, and body composition between two groups. Hypothesis 3 was partially supported that the score of health status and physical function of experimental group were significantly higher than that of control group. CONCLUSION: Findings indicated that this study would contribute to application of aerobic exercise as nursing intervention for the people with high blood pressure.