Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine (대한물리의학회지)

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Effect of a Low-Intensity Combined Exercise Program using Props on the Daily Living Fitness and Quality of Life of Elderly Women

저강도 복합운동프로그램이 여성노인의 일상생활체력과 낙상효능감에 미치는 영향

  • Hong-Gyun Lee (Department of Physical Therapy, Dongshin University) ;
  • Eun-Jeong Kim (Department of Physical Therapy, Dongshin University)
  • 이홍균 (동신대학교 물리치료학과) ;
  • 김은정 (동신대학교 물리치료학과)
  • Received : 2023.12.26
  • Accepted : 2024.01.12
  • Published : 2024.02.28
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Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a low-intensity combined exercise program on daily physical fitness parameters such as balance, flexibility, muscle strength, and fear of falling of elderly women in the community. METHODS: This study assigned 30 elderly women randomly into two groups: The control and experimental groups. The control group (n = 15) underwent routine gait. The experimental group (n = 15) underwent the low-intensity combined exercise. The exercise program in this study comprising combined exercise, including balance, flexibility, muscle strength training, and the exercise program using props was conducted twice a week for 8 weeks. RESULTS: The average age of the control and experimental groups was 77.27 years and 78.33 years, respectively. There were significant differences in static balance (t = -4.167, p < .001), dynamic balance (t = 2.463, p < .001), (t = -3.870, p < .001), (t = -2.262, p < .001), (t = -5.732, p < .001), (t = -6.573, p < .001), and fear of falling (t = -5.129, p < .001). CONCLUSION: The results show that low-intensity combined exercise is an effective intervention that improves physical health fear of falling in older women. The combined exercise program was found to be more effective in terms of physical function and fall-related psychological function compared to the control group that only walked.

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