Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing (대한간호학회지)
- Volume 29 Issue 2
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- Pages.328-335
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- 1999
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- 2093-758x(eISSN)
The Effects of Exercise Therapy on Joint Mobility, Daily Activity, Pain and Depression in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
운동요법이 강직성 척추염 환자의 관절 가동력, 일상 활동, 통증 및 우울에 미치는 효과
Abstract
This study was designed to investigate the effects of exercise therapy on joint mobility, daily activity. pain and depression of patients with ankylosing spondylitis. 25 persons with the experimental group and 25 persons with the control group were conveniently sampled among out-patients diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis at the rheumatism center of H University Medical Center. The control patients were matched to the experimental group and they were selected considering sex and age. The exercise therapy was developed by the author with the assistance of exercise specialists. The program includes muscle relaxation, flexibility, muscle strengths, breathing strengths and straight posture exercises. The 20-minute exercise therapy was carried out to the experimental group once a day for eight weeks from October. 1997 to February, 1998. Before and after the experiments, joint mobility, daily activity, pain and depression were measured respectively. Data were analyzed by
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