• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.37-43
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• 2011

Purpose: This study has been performed to identify the correlation between depression and physical fitness of the elderly women living in a rural area. Methods: The target people were chosen and visited on February, 2011. We could meet them at a community health center in Jeonnam. The questionnaire answered by 321 was conducted to figure out the degree of depression. Also, physical fitness using senior fitness test was measured. This study was analyzed using $x^2$ test, Fisher exact test, t-test and Pearson's correlation coefficient by SAS program. Results: It was analyzed that distribution of depression was 31.9%, and depression was correlated with upper flexibility (p<.001). There was no significant relation to physical fitness by depression except weight (p=.039) and back scratch (p=.007) as well. Conclusion: These results can not only contribute to understanding of the depression of the elderly women, but also suggest that depression prevention program is necessary for them.

• 한국프랜차이즈경영연구
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2023

Purpose: Due to the COVID-19 and inflation, participation sports companies, including fitness centers, are facing challenges. Since a fitness center must simultaneously manage facilities and operate services, both factors must be considered when developing a marketing strategy. Therefore, this study examines the effects of expanded marketing mix factors (price, physical evidence, place, people, product, and promotion) including facilities and services on the consumption behavior (satisfaction, recommendation intention, repurchase intention) of fitness center customers. Research design, data, and methodology: The data were collected from sample of 323 fitness club members in Seoul and analyzed with SPSS Win Ver.28.0 program. Result: The specific results of the study were as follows; First, extended marketing mix factors had significant positive (+) effect on satisfaction. Second, extended marketing mix factors had significant positive (+) effect on recommendation intention. Third, extended marketing mix factors had significant positive (+) effect on repurchase intention. Fourth, satisfaction had significant positive (+) effect on recommendation intention and repurchase intention. Conclusions: To encourage consumption behavior, it is necessary to convert existing customers into loyal ones by increasing satisfaction and establishing a virtuous cycle structure that recommends them to others while also improving repurchase intention.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.399-407
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• 2003

Purpose: This study was done to identify levels of physical fitness in student nurses and to ascertain the relationship among the different aspects of physical fitness of strength, power, muscle endurance, agility, balance and flexibility. Method: The participants were 266 students selected from one college of nursing. From May 1 to July 31 in 2003, physical constitution, muscle strength (grip strength, back strength), power (standing long jump), muscle endurance (sit-ups), agility (whole body reaction time-light, sound), balance (close-eyes foot-balance), and flexibility (sitting trunk flexion) were measured. Result: The mean(standard deviation) for grip strength was 22.59(3.93) kg., for back strength, 48.52(12.85) kg., for standing long jump, 135.29(20.54) m., for sit-up's, 23.66(9.35) per minute, whole body reaction time (light), 0.43(0.11) sec, whole body reaction time (sound), 0.50(0.16) sec, close-eyes foot-balance, 33.35(38.67) sec, and sitting trunk flexion 34.72(9.37) cm. Conclusion: This study showed that the physical fitness of student nurses is very low compared to the results in a report from the Korea Sports Science Institute. It is necessary to include exercise programs for student nurses in order to improve their physical fitness.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.26-35
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• 2009

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Tai Chi exercise program on physical fitness, pain, and self-efficacy in patients with osteoarthritis. Method: A preexperimental research design was applied to 22 subjects who dwelled at a welfare institution in C-city and agreed to participate in this study. The Tai Chi exercise was conducted with a duration of 60 minutes per session twice a week for 9 weeks. Outcome measures were physical fitness($VO_{2}max$, strength, flexibility, foot power, agility, balance), pain, and self-efficacy. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and paired t-test. Result: After participating in the Tai Chi exercise program, the subjects showed significant improvements in strength, agility, balance, pain and self-efficacy. But there were no significant differences in $VO_{2}max$, flexibility and foot power. Conclusion: The results showed that Tai Chi exercise would partially improve physical fitness and be effective for pain reduction and self efficacy as well. Further studies are needed to confirm the effects of Tai Chi exercise on physical fitness.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.257-270
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• 2019

Purpose: This study is designed as a non-equivalent, control group pre/post-test for identifying effectiveness of a workplace walking program using a fitness tracker including individual counseling and tailored text messaging. Methods: Seventy-nine employees from two large companies were allocated into an intervention group (n=39) and a control group (n=40). Participants were asked to wear a fitness tracker (Fitbit Charger HR) during 24-hour, 5-days per week, for 10 weeks. The intervention group was provided with daily walking steps measured by Fitbit, weekly counseling with a specifically designed workbook, and seven weekly text messaging, and the control group with the fitness tracker only. Results: At the week 10 measurement, there were significant differences between the intervention and control groups in physical activity self-efficacy (p<.001), physical activity behavior (p<.001), daily walking steps (p<.001), systolic blood pressure (p=.033), and wellness (p<.001). Conclusion: These results suggest that the workplace walking program using a fitness tracker including individual counseling and tailored text messaging is more effective for persons with 10,000 steps/day. Therefore, it is recommended to actively apply this workplace walking program to inactive employees for encouraging regular physical activities and improving their wellness.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.29-46
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• 1970

Measurement and analysis of the physical status (height, body weight, breast girth, sitting height. length of leg, length of thigh, thigh girth, crural length, length of arm, brachial length, antebrachial girth and skinfold thickness), physical types and the growth were made to the 360 Korean middle and high school boys aged between 12 and 17 years in Taegu City. The physical status was evaluated and expressed as dispersion and the Physical type as percentage of each status to height, and the growth was analysed by the growth formula. The results are as follows; 1) The increase of the volumes of Physical status was slowest between 12 and 13 years and fastest between 13 and 14 years in general. 2) The increase of the volumes of thigh girth and antebrachial girth showed a linear pattern until 16 years. 3) The coefficient of variation was largest in skinfold thickness $(16.3{\sim}28.4%)$ followed by body weight $(10.0{\sim}14.3%)$, antebrachial girth $(4.8{\sim}19.60%)$ and length of thigh$(6.3{\sim}13.6%)$. The coefficients of variation in all the other status were similar $(4{\sim}7%)$. 4)The physical indices of body weight, breast girth, sitting height, length of thigh, thigh girth, antebrachial girth and skinfold thickness increased as age increased while the others decreased except the brachial length, which showed no significant change. 5) Ratio of growth quantity was largest in body weight followed by skinfold thickness, and the others were all similar. 6) Growth rate and specific growth rate decreased in the all the status analysed as age increased except in the skinfold thickness in which an increase was noted. 7) Growth gradient was increased along the increase of age in breast girth, sitting height, crural length, brachial length and in skinfold thickness. However a decrease was observed in the other status except in the body weight which was decreased until 15 years of age and increased thereafter.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.259-278
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• 1995

This study was done to investigate levels of physical fitness, self efficacy(SE), instrumental activities of daily living(IADL), and quality of life (QL), and their relationships among the elderly Data were collected from 47 noninstitutionalized elderly dwell-ing in their own homes and 43 institutionalized elderly living in homes for older people. The ages of the subjects were 65 years and over. The data were col lected from January 20th to February 20th, 1995. Physical fitness was measured with T.K. K dyna mometer, grip dynamometer, stop watch, and Purdue pegboard. Structured questionnaires developed by Kim by Lawton & Brody, and by Ro were adopted to measure SE, IADL, and QL, respectively. The data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficients. The results were as follows : 1. The noninstitutionalized elderly had higher scores in such measures of physical fitness as body weight, skinfold thickness, flexibility and coordination as compared to the institutionalized elderly. 2. On the following measures of physical fitness, men showed higher levels than women ; in height when standing, height when sitting, body weight, and muscle strength. Women had more trunk flexibility than men. 3. Muscle strength was positively correlated with height when standing, height when sitting, and body weight. The following measures of physical fitness, muscle strength, flexibility and coordi nation, were negatively correlated with "up and go”. 4. The noninstitutionalized elderly had higher scores in SE(t=2.28, p<0.05), IADL(t=2.24, p<0.05), and QL(t=2.41, p<0.05) as compared to the institutionalized elderly. 5. SE was positively correlated with both IADL(r=0.41, p<0.001) and QL(r=0.54, p<0.001), and the latter two variables were a positively correlated (r=0.30, p<0.001). 6. SE was positively correlated with the physical fitness measures of height when standing, body weight, strength of leg muscles, strength of back muscles, grip strength, and level of touching the floor, but negatively correlated with "up and go”. 7. Positive correlations were revealed between IADL and the physical fitness measures of height, strength of leg muscles, level of trunk muscle extension, level of touching the floor, and coordination. The IADL was negatively correlated with “up and go”. 8. QL was positively correlated with body weight (r=0.28, p<0.01) and skinfold thickness (r=0.26, p<0.05). 9. Age was negatively correlated with the physical fitness measures of height when standing, height when sitting, “up and go”, strength of leg muscles, strength of back muscles, grip strength, level of trunk muscle extension, and coordination. 10. Age was also negatively correlated with SE (r=-0.24, p<0.05) and IADL(r=-0.22, p<0.05). The above results suggest that caring elderly in their own homes were more effective and that nursing interventions to enhance physical fitness, SE, IADL, and QL especially for the institutionalized elderly are stressed.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권8호
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• pp.190-199
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• 2017

본 연구의 목적은 남성 제조업 근로자의 근무형태에 따른 건강 체력 평가기준을 제시하는데 있다. 피험자는 K 기관에서 실시한 건강 체력검사를 받은 40, 50대 남성 제조업 근로자 15,329명이다. 건강 체력 요인은 심폐지구력, 근력, 근지구력, 유연성, 신체조성이다. 각각의 요인을 확인하기 위해 최대산소섭취량, 악력, 윗몸일으키기, 앉아 윗몸 앞으로 굽히기, 체지방률을 측정했다. 자료는 SPSS version 18.0 프로그램을 이용하여 이원분산분석, T-검정, 일원 분산분석(Scheffe), 백분위 수로 분석하였다. 분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 제조업 근로자의 건강 체력은 근무형태에 따라 유의한 차이가 나타나(최대산소 섭취량 : F=88.67 (p<.001), 악력 : F=20.09(p<.001), 윗몸일으키기 : F=42.06(p<.001), 앉아 윗몸 앞으로 굽히기 : F=69.44(p<.001), 체지방률 : F=136.75(p<.001)) 건강 체력 항목의 백분위수를 토대로 평가 기준을 설정하였다. 둘째, 최대산소섭취량, 악력, 앉아 윗몸 앞으로 굽히기는 현장직 근로자의 평균값이 사무직 근로자의 평균값보다 모든 연령에서 높게 나타났다. 반면에 윗몸일으키기와 체지방률은 사무직 근로자의 평균값이 현장직 근로자의 평균값보다 모든 연령에서 높게 나타났다. 셋째, 이러한 평가 기준은 국민체력실태조사 기준치와 비교했을 때 많은 차이가 있었다. 따라서 근로자의 건강 체력 평가 시에는 근로자의 근무 형태에 따라 평가 기준을 다르게 적용해야 한다는 것이 확인되었다.

• 한국노년학
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.135-147
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• 2009

최근 우리나라는 식생활의 서구화와 더불어 운동부족 등으로 고혈압 발병률이 급격히 증가하고 있다. 많은 연구자들은 운동요법으로서의 고혈압 처치 및 예방을 위하여 다각도적인 접근을 시도하고 있다. 그러나 대부분의 연구들이 혈압강하와 관련된 운동의 효과 분석, 운동프로그램의 유용성 분석 등에 한정되어 있으며, 연령별 고혈압여부에 따른 체력의 차이에 대한 분석은 이루어지지 않고 있다. 본 연구자는 국민건강 관점에서 볼 때 연령별 고혈압여부에 따른 체력 수준 차이에 대한 확인은 고혈압 예방 및 처치를 위한 핵심적인 자료가 될 수 있기 때문에 금후에 진행되어야 할 중요한 연구 과제라 생각한다. 따라서 본 연구는 20대 이상의 성인 여성을 대상으로 연령별 고혈압여부에 따른 체력의 차이를 확인하여 고혈압 예방에 대한 체력수준의 중요성을 강조하고자 한다. 또한, 심폐기능의 차이를 추가적으로 살펴봄으로써 보다 가치 있는 연구를 도모하고자 한다. 2004년 1월 2일부터 2008년 9월 31일까지 S시 Y구 보건소 내 건강증진센터를 방문하여 고혈압검사가 포함된 종합검진을 받은 20세 이상의 성인 여성 8889명을 분석대상으로 하였다. 미국 고혈압 합동위원회의 제7차보고서(JNC7)의 고혈압 기준에 따라서 정상군, 조기고혈압군, 고혈압1기군과 고혈압2기군으로 나누었다. 심폐기능의 평가는 안정시심박수와 폐활량으로 체력의 평가는 심폐지구력, 근지구력, 근력, 순발력, 민첩성, 평형성, 유연성으로 하였고, 고혈압 발병에 영향을 미치는 독립 위험변수인 체질량지수, 음주, 흡연을 보정한 공변량분석(ANCOVA)을 이용하여 체력차이를 분석하였다. 연구결과 2가지의 모든 심폐기능 변인, 7가지의 모든 체력 변인에서 대부분의 연령대별로 4집단 간의 유의한 차이가 나타나는 것을 확인하였다. 이를 통하여 정상군에서 고혈압군으로 혈압수준이 높아질수록 낮은 심폐기능과 낮은 체력수준을 소유하고 있는 것을 확인하였다.

• 산업융합연구
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.111-126
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• 2021

본 연구는 소방공무원 수험생을 대상으로 12주간 훈련이 체력요인, 심혈관계요인 변화에 미치는 효과를 규명하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 자발적 참여를 동의한 20-30대 남자 40명을 소방공무원 체력검사종목 훈련군(이하 PT group), 소방공무원 체력검사종목과 유산소훈련 병행군(이하 PT+AR group), 소방공무원 체력검사종목과 무산소훈련 병행군(이하 PT+AN group), 소방공무원 체력검사종목과 유무산소복합훈련 병행군(PT+CO group)으로 나누어 실시하였다. 분석항목으로는 체력요인(악력, 배근력, 앉아 윗몸 앞으로 굽히기, 제자리멀리뛰기, 윗몸일으키기, 20m왕복오래달리기), 심혈관계요인(총콜레스테롤, 중성지방, 고밀도지단백 콜레스테롤, 저밀도지단백 콜레스테롤, 글루코스, 허리둘레, 수축기혈압, 이완기혈압) 및 Framingham Heart Risk Score와 체력요인, 심혈관계 요인의 관계를 비교 분석하였으며 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 본 연구에서 실시한 12주간 체력검정을 위한 훈련이 체력과 심혈관계에 효과적임을 확인 할 수 있었다. 따라서, 체력검정을 위한 훈련이 소방공무원 수험생들의 체력향상과 심혈관질환 위험을 감소시키는데 효과가 있는 것으로 판단된다.