The Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing (재활간호학회지)
- Volume 8 Issue 1
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- Pages.13-19
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- 2005
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- 1229-294X(pISSN)
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- 2288-3002(eISSN)
The Effects of Group Exercise on Fat Distribution, Lipid Profiles in Elderly Women
집단체조프로그램이 여성노인의 신체조성, 혈청지질에 미치는 효과
- Lee, Kyung-Hye (College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University) ;
- Kang, Hyun-Sook (College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University)
- Received : 2005.05.16
- Accepted : 2005.06.13
- Published : 2005.06.30
Abstract
Purpose: This study was aimed to identify the effects of group exercise on physiological functions in Elderly. Method: The design of research was one group pretest-posttest design. The subjects were sixty two elderly women persons over sixty years old to live in C-GUN, The exercise period was 12-weeks and frequency was three times per week. the exercise duration was sixty minites. In order to evaluate the effect of exercise, we measured %body fat, fat mass(FM), fat free mass(FFM), body mass index(BMI), body metabolic rate(BMR), Total Cholesterol(TC), Triglyceride(TG), high density lipoprotein-c(HDL-C), low density lipoprotein-c(LDL-C) before and after the 12 week's group exercise program. The data analyzed by the paired t-test using SPSS package. Result: There was significant difference in FFM(p=.000), BMR(p=.000), HDL-C(p=.010). There was no significant difference in weight(p=.122), %body fat(p=.062),, FM(p=.704), BMI(p=.136), TC(p=.125), TG(p=.064), LDL-C(p=.575) Conclusion: This group exercise for elderly women can be recommended as an effective nursing intervention for elderly women in a community.
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