• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.9 no.7
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• pp.301-308
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• 2018

The study conducted a meta analysis to identify the effects of physical activity programs for the elderly with disabilities. The 14 out of 177 studies, fulfilled the process and requirement, were selected for the Hedges'g, funnel plot, forest plot, Egger's regression test, trim-and-fill, fail-safe N. There were three conclusions based on the results. First, the physical activity was effective for the elderly with disabilities and showed good effects on the psychomotor, cognitive, and affective domains. Second, the physical activity programs of fundamental exercise skill, game and sport, and fitness exercise showed positive effects on the psychomotor, cognitive, and affective domains in the elderly with disabilities. Third, the fundamental exercise skill for the psychomotor domain, the game and sport for the cognitive domain, and the fitness exercise for the affective domain were the most effective for the elderly with disabilities.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.26 no.8
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• pp.75-81
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of aqua exercise program on body composition, blood components, and physical fitness in the elderly women. This study included 23 elderly women. The aqua exercise program was performed for fifty minutes a day, 2 times a week for 12 weeks with moderate-intensity level. Data was analyzed with SPSS using descriptive statistics and the paired t-test. The findings of this study presented that the aqua exercise program showed significant improvements in the body mass index (t=2.42, p=.024), the abdominal circumference (t=4.36, p<.001), and the level of blood glucose (t=3.19, p=.004) and LDL cholesterol (t=3.33, p=.003). These results suggest that aqua exercise is an effective strategy which has positive effects on body composition and blood components among elderly women. It might be possible to promote health condition in elderly women by implementing aqua exercise program which could be considered aging and excercise intensity.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.103 no.3
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• pp.503-509
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Forest-walking exercise on gait pattern in the elderly. The subjects (n=37) were assigned to 2 groups: Forest-walking exercise (FWE) group (n=19, $66.34{\pm}4.31$ years old) and In-door treadmill-walking exercise (ITWE) group (n=18, $67.18{\pm}2.78$ years old). The subjects participated in FWE program or ITWE program (3 times/week, 80 min/day) for 12 weeks. The subjects were tested on functional fitness (strength, endurance, agility/balance, BMI) and gait pattern (cadence, velocity, and stability) at the beginning and the end of the 12-weeks program. For data analysis, mean and standard deviation scores were calculated, and independent t-test and repeated two-way ANOVA were used. The results of this study were as follow: First, FWE group was significantly more improved than ITWE group on functional fitness(lower-body muscular strength, lower-body flexibility, mobility, cardiorespiratory endurance) after 12-weeks exercise program. But both groups showed equally improvements on functional fitness (upper-body muscular strength, upper-body flexibility, BMI). Second, FWE group was significantly more improved than ITWE group on cadence, gait velocity, and gait stability after 12-weeks exercise program. Therefore, this study may suggest that Forest-walking exercise based on sensory-motor functional integration improves efficiently functional fitness and gait pattern in the elderly, and further becomes an effective exercise method that makes more dynamic life, and prevents from falling.

• 기계와재료
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.14-22
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• 2011

노화가 시작되면 체력이 저하되어 면역기능이 떨어져 쉽게 병에 걸리고 환경에 대한 적응력이 떨어진다. 특히 60세 이상이 되면 근육 양과 근력이 급격히 가속화되어 신체적으로 약화되기 시작한다. 노화는 자연스럽게 진행되지만 꾸준한 운동을 통해 근력 저하 속도를 늦출 수 있다. 근력 증강을 위한 다양한 기기 개발에도 불구하고 노인들이 사용하는데 어려움이 있다. 특히 노인 신체적 특성에 맞는 운동기기 개발이 절실하며, 노인의 흥미를 유발시켜 자발적 참여를 유도하는 환경이 제공되어야 한다. 가상현실 기술은 실재하지 않거나 먼 거리에 있는 환경을 가상세계로 생성시켜서, 인간의 오감을 각종 인터페이스 장치를 통해 신호를 전달하여 가상의 현실 환경에 실재하고 있다고 느끼도록 만들어 주고, 가상세계와 상호작용을 통해 의료 진단, 치료, 재활 등에 유용한 도구 및 환경을 제공한다. 이러한 가상현실 기술의 특성 때문에 노인의 운동 참여와 운동 효과를 극대화 할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 근력의 특성을 분석하고 노화와 근력과의 관계를 조사하고, 상지근력 증강 운동기와 해당 가상현실 컨텐츠 그리고 관련 컨텐츠 개발 동향에 대해 제시하고자 한다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.37-44
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• 2016

The aim of the present study was to compare the strength, balance, and flexibility across two age groups (older adults vs. young adults). The isokinetic muscle function, ankle ROM, trunk forward flexibility, stability, and antropometric data for the elderly and 46 university students were collected. The results indicated that male older adults possessed relatively low flexibility (2.97cm) among the groups and showed better stability in the right foot than in the left foot and $35^{\circ}$ of plantar flexion ROM, which was not in the normal range. Their peak strength at the knee joint was below 50% of their counterpart. They revealed a hamstring deficit of 18.55%, ankle eversion deficit of 23.08%, and ankle inversion deficit of 19.19%. The results indicated that female older adults possessed comparable flexibility compared to female young adults. The reciprocal muscle strength ratio of both knees was under 50%, and the deficit was 14.32% (extension) and 19.73% (flexion). The ankle plantar flexion peak torque was approximately 62% (left) and 73% (right) of WS's. The ankle dorsi flexion deficit was 25.05% and the plantar flexion was 26.86%. The eversion deficit was 19.97% and the inversion was 21.09%. These results will be significant in establishing an elderly fitness enhancement program and policy.

• Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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• v.14 no.7
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• pp.69-77
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• 2020

Korea's golf fever is as good as the United States, Europe and Japan, which are called golf powers. The senior golf population over 55 years old has exceeded 2.5 million, and they are more interested in improving golf performance than participating in golf. So, this study aims to emphasize the importance of dynamic preparation exercise by identifying the effects of dynamic preparation exercise on golf physical strength and golf batting in order to suggest a way to help the elderly men's golf performance. The experimental group(n=13) and the control group(n=14) were divided into two groups and repeated measurements were conducted by two-way ANOVA with pre- and post-design. As a result of the analysis, the flexibility factor showed a positive effect on golf physical strength, and in golf batting, head speed, distance, and attack angle showed interaction effect, which led to the conclusion that dynamic preparation exercise helped the golf performance of the elderly male. Therefore, the continuous dynamic preparation exercise led to positive transition to head speed and attack angle due to the increase in the flexibility of the body, which led to the improvement of distance and the increase in performance level.

• Korean Journal of Adult Nursing
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.607-607
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• 2016

• 건강소식
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.12-13
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• 2010

파릇파릇 생기가 넘치는 봄을 만끽하기 위해 들판이며 공원을 찾는 사람들이 부쩍 늘었다. 겨우내 움츠렸던 몸을 활짝 펴고 운동을 시작하는 노인들도 적잖이 눈에 띈다. 하지만 제 아무리 건강한 삼을 위해 체력을 관리하는 것도 좋지만 내 몸에 맞는 운동은 어떤 것인지, 주의해야 할 것은 없는지 신중하게 살피는 것이 중요하다. 특히 노년이라면 더더욱 그러하다. 전문의와의 상담을 통해서 신체능력에 맞는 운동을 하는게 무엇보다 중요하다. 노년들의 건강 운동법에 대해서 알아본다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2021.11a
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• pp.421-422
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• 2021

지역사회에서는 병원퇴원 후 경증장애인의 체력회복을 도와 일상생활로의 복귀를 지원하고 노인 등 취약계층의 건강유지 및 증진을 위한 저비용 개인맞춤형 재활운동 서비스 시스템이 요구된다. 특히, 병원과의 데이터 연계를 통해 개인의 건강상태, 질병에 따라 최적화된 재활운동이 관리될 경우, 효율적인 재활 및 2차 부상방지를 지원할 수 있다. 이에, 본 연구에서는 재활운동의 비용감소와 장애인 및 노인 등 취약계층의 운동재활 접근성(코칭/시설) 강화를 위한 O2O(Online-to-Offline) 연계 AI 기반 개인맞춤형 운동재활 서비스 시스템을 설계한다.

• Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.405-414
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• 2015

Purpose: The purposes of this study were to examine the effects of home visit healthcare using a complex program on community-dwelling frail elders' physical strength, frailty, and depression and to compare the effects among three regions. Methods: This study was conducted as a quasi-experimental study using one-group pretest-posttest design. A total of 86 subjects were sampled from three regions (metropolis, small city, and rural area). The program was applied for 14 weeks. This program consisted of disease management by a visiting nurse, exercise with a visiting nurse, self exercise, telephone monitoring, health education, counseling, providing handbook, and incentive. Physical strength was measured by balance, upper-limb, and lower-limb muscle strength. Frailty was measured by the Korean Frail Scale and depression was measured by the Geriatric Depression Scale. Paired t-test and ANCOVA were used to analyze the effects. Results: Physical strength, frailty, and depression were significantly improved after applying the complex program. There were not differences among the regions. Conclusion: Home visit healthcare using a complex program was effective in improving frail elders' physical strength, frailty, and depression. There were not differences among the regions. Therefore, home visit healthcare using a complex program needs to be expanded to other regions.