The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy

The Korean Society of Physical Therapy (대한물리치료학회)
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Causality Analysis of Muscle Activation, Physical Strength and Daily Living Abilities Change among the Elderly due to a Health Promotion Exercise Program

건강운동에 의한 노인의 근활성, 체력 및 일상생활능력 변화의 인과관계

  • Kim, Hee-Ra (Department of Medical Center, Classion Senior Town)
  • Received : 2010.03.10
  • Accepted : 2010.06.03
  • Published : 2010.08.25
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was (1) to examine the effects of a Health Promotion Exercise Program (HPEP) on functional improvement, physical strength (PS) and muscle activation (MA), and the interactive influence with activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IDAL) in the elderly, and (2) to develop and provide a HPEP for the elderly in order to prevent declines and impairments in integrated nerve function and physical capacity. Methods: Our study included relatively healthy elderly people aged 65 years or older. The experimental group, which was composed of 30 people, participated in a HPEP 50~60 minutes a day, 3 times a week, for a total of 12 weeks. Results: Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) validated the measurement models for MA, physical strength, ADL and IADL with a p<0.01. This confirms (i) the beneficial effects of the ADFP on their MA and PS, and (ii) that their improvement in PS, in turn, can improve their IADL. The results of this study indicates that ADFP can help Korean seniors 65 years or older improve their MA, PS, ADL, and IADL, and do so synergistically. Conclusion: An HPEP, when organized in such a way that the elderly can easily do it, and when exercise items and intensity can be programmed and reorganized accordingly to individual physical and physiological characteristics by presenting 5 categorized health domains of physical strength, may be useful, especially because it can be practiced irrespective of time and place.

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