Research in Community and Public Health Nursing (지역사회간호학회지)

Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing (한국지역사회간호학회)
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The Effects of a Tai Chi Exercise Program for Patients with Arthritis in Rural Areas

농촌지역 관절염대상자를 위한 타이치운동 프로그램 효과

  • So, Ae-Young (Department of Nursing, Gangneung-Wonju National University) ;
  • Lee, Kyung-Sook (Department of Nursing, Gangneung-Wonju National University) ;
  • Choi, Jung-Sook (Department of Nursing, Gangneung-Wonju National University) ;
  • Lee, Eun-Hee (Department of Nursing, Gangneung-Wonju National University)
  • 소애영 (강릉원주대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 이경숙 (강릉원주대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 최정숙 (강릉원주대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 이은희 (강릉원주대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2009.10.28
  • Accepted : 2010.03.15
  • Published : 2010.03.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a Tai-Chi exercise program on subjective health and physiological function index. Methods: This study was designed as non-equivalent control group pretestposttest research. Eighteen women in each group completed the posttest with an attendance rate of 78.3 % after 12 weeks. The Tai Chi exercise program was provided two times a week over three months for the experimental group, but no program for the control group. A questionnaire was used for subjective health index, which consisted of Korean-WOMAC Index for joint stiffness, K-HAQ for physical disability, EQ-5D for quality of life and perceived health status, and CES-D for depression. To measure the effect on the physiological function index, femoral muscle strength, shoulder joint and back flexibility were measured. Results: All variables except left anterior femoral muscle strength had significant homogeneity between the two groups. There were statistically significant differences between the experimental group and the control group in joint stiffness (t=-2.165, p=.03), physical disability (t=-2.231, p=.038), EQ-5D index (t=3.783, p=.001), perceived health status (t=-2.349, p=.025) and femoral posterior muscle strength (t=2.487, p=.038). Conclusion: The Tai-Chi exercise program was beneficial for women with arthritis in rural communities.

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