Browse > Article

The Effects of Exercise Program on Knowledge and Attitude of Excercise and Depression in Low-Income Elderly Women  

Shin, Kyung Rim (College of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University)
Kim, Jeong Sun (College of Nursing, Chonnam National University)
Publication Information
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.35, no.6, 2005 , pp. 1144-1152 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this research was to examine the effects of exercise program on knowledge and attitude of excercise, and depression in low-income elderly women. Method: The research design was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The subjects were 26 in the experimental group and 22 in the control group among 46 low-income women over age 65. The independent variable is the exercise program, and the dependent variables are knowledge and attitude of excercise and depression. The exercise program was performed for 45-50 minutes, twice a week for 8 weeks. Data was collected from March. 12. to May. 8. 2004. Result: Participants were given a pre-test and post-test for the selected variables. The experimental group reported significant improvements in their knowledge and attitude of excercise and depression scores compared with the control group. Conclusion: The results indicated that the exercise program had the potential to manage low-income elderly women's health promotion. Furthermore, the exercise program can enhance life satisfaction in low-income elderly women.
Keywords
Women; Exercise; Knowledge; Attitude; Depression;
Citations & Related Records
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference
1 Hong, G. Y., & Na, H. J. (2002). A Study on educational issues assessment of the elderly, J of Welfare, 17(1), 51-84
2 Jones, J. M. (1997). Promoting physical activity in the senior rears, J Gerontol Nurs, 23(7), 41-48   PUBMED
3 Lee, G. E., & Choi, E. S. (1999). The effect of dance movement preogram on program on psychological health in middle aged women, J of Korean Women's Health Nursing, 5(1), 43-53
4 Lee, S. J. (2000). An Application effect of rhythmic movement program for the health promotion in the elderly, J Korean Acad Nurs, 30(3), 776-790
5 Nelson, M. E., Layne, J. E., Bernstein, M. J., Neurnberger, A., & Castaneda, C. (2004), The effect of multidimentional home-based excercise on functional performance in elderly people, J of Gerontology, 59A(2), 154-160
6 Resnick, B., Magaziner, J., Orwig, D., Zimmerman, S.(2002). Evaluating the components of the exercise plus program : rational, theory and implementation, Health Education Research, 17(5), 648-658   DOI   ScienceOn
7 Timonen, L., Rantanen, T., Timonen, T. E., & Sulkava, R. (2002). Effects of a group-based excercise program on the mood state of frail older women after discharge from hospital, International J of Geriatric Psychiatry, 17(2), 1106-1111   DOI   ScienceOn
8 Ministry of Health and Welfare (2004), '2004 Health Care Symposium - Healthy Society, World for All, Development of a Korean Model for Elderly Care System', Ministry of Health and Welfare. Seoul
9 Yun, S. R. (2000). The effects of recreation dance on health in elderly women in a low class community, Unpublished Doctor's thesis, Chungang University. Seoul
10 Lee, M. R. (1999). Predicting exercise behavior in middle-aged women, Chungnam National University Doctoral thesis, Daecheon
11 Dergance, J. M., Calmbach, W .L., Dhanda, R., Miles, T. P., Hazuda, H. P., Mouton, C. P. (2003). Barriers to and benefits of leisure time physical activity in the elderly : Differences across cultures, J Am Geriat Soc, 51, 863-868   DOI   ScienceOn
12 Radroff, L. S. (1977). The CES-D Scale : a self-report depression scale for research in the general population, Appl Psychol Measurement. 1, 385-401   DOI
13 Conn, V. S. (1998). Older adults and exercise : Path analysis of self-efficacy related constructs, Nurs Res, May/June, 47(3), 180-189   DOI   PUBMED   ScienceOn
14 Kim, M. J. (1996). Development of the excercise program for physical balance in elderly, Unpublished Doctor's thesis, Yonsei University, Seoul
15 de Jong, Hopman-Rock, Tak & Klazinga (2004). An implementation study of two evidence based excercise and health education programmes for older adults with osteoarthritis of the knee and hip, Health Education Research, 19(3), 316-325   DOI   ScienceOn
16 Park, J. M., & Han, S. H. (2000). The effect of excercise program on health and depression in the elderly, J Korean Acad Nurs, 33(2), 220-227
17 Cho W. J. (1998). Development of a health promotion program for elders using PRECEDE model, Korean Journal of Nursing Query, 7(2), 169-186
18 Daley, M. J., & Spinks W. L. (2000). Exercise, mobility and aging, Sports Medicine, 29(1), 1-12   DOI   ScienceOn
19 Kim, S. O., Park, Y. J. (2000). A Study of relationship of health behavior and quality of life in the rural elderly, J of Korean Gerontological Nursing, 2(1), 85-93
20 Gregg, E. W., Cauley, J. A., Thompson, T. J., Bauer, D. C, Cummings, S. R., & Ensrud, K. E. (2003), Relationship of changes in physical activity and mortality among older women, JAMA 289(18), 2379-2386   DOI   ScienceOn
21 Park, J. J., & Hong Y. J. (2000). The study of depression according to physical exercise of old age women, The Journal of Korean Society of Aerobic Exercise, 4(1), 13-27
22 Christmas, C, & Andersen, R. A. (2000). Exercise and older patients : guidelines for the clinician, J Am Geriat Soc, 48(3), 318-324
23 Kim, H. J. (1994). An Effect of muscle strength training program on muscle strength, muscle endurance, instrumental activities of daily living and quality of life in the institutionalized elderly, Unpublished Doctor's thesis, Seoul National University, Seoul
24 Kruge, R. J., Brown, D. R., Galuska, D. A., & Buchner, D. (2004). Strength training among adults aged${\ge}$ 65years-United States, 2001, MMWR(The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 53(02), 25-28
25 Lee, P. S., & Jang, S. O. (2001). The study on the effect of stage based excercise motivational intervention program for the elderly, J Korean Acad Nurs, 31(5), 818-834
26 Kim, S. W. (1999). Recycling and forming of environmental-friendly attitude, Doctor's thesis, Seoul National Univ., Seoul