Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing (한국보건간호학회지)
- Volume 14 Issue 1
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- Pages.122-130
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- 2000
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- 1226-0290(pISSN)
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- 2234-2869(eISSN)
The Effects of Aquatic Excercise Program on the Physical Function and Depression in Community Elderly
수중운동 프로그램이 지역사회 노인의 신체기능과 우울에 미치는 영향
- Jang Soongnang (School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
- 장숙랑 (서울대학교 보건대학원)
- Published : 2000.03.01
Abstract
This study was designed to investigate the effects of an aquatic exercise program on the physical function and depression among the community elderly. The subjects were 41 cases of aged over 65 who went to elderly college in Hawsung-Kun, Kyeongkee province. Seventeen of them were assigned to control group, while twenty four subjects to the experimental group. The period of data collection was from June., 1999 to November., 1999. The aquatic exercise program was developed by the author with the assistance of rehabilitation medicine doctor and physical therapist in the public health center. The program was carried out once a week for 6 months in regular swimming pool. Data were analyzed with t-test,
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