규칙적인 여가활동이 노인의 건강관련 삶의 질에 미치는 영향: 신체적 여가활동을 중심으로

Abstract

This study examined the effects of regular physical leisure activities on the health-related quality of life (SF-36) of the elderly. For this purpose, pre-post data on health physical fitness factors, body composition factors, and health-related quality of life were compared and analyzed. The subjects of this study were 60 elderly persons who participated in the customized exercise class at the health center in Gyeonggi-do, and 23 elderly people who did not participate in the program. The regular group physical activity program was conducted three times a week for 15 weeks. The data analysis was conducted by analyzing the difference of pre-post test between the experimental group and the control group, and analyzing the difference between the experimental group and the control group. First, the results of the analysis showed that there was a significant decrease in the experimental group in both the body composition and physical fitness among the elderly, but there was no significant decrease in the control group. The experimental group showed significant differences in total score and sub-factors (PF), general health (GH), vitality (VT), mental health (MH), pain (BP), and health change (HC). On the other hand. And the control group showed a decrease in both the total score and sub-factors of health-related quality of life. The results of this study suggest that the elderly who do not have physical activity, the lower their musculoskeletal and cardiovascular functions, and it may have influenced negative on the quality of life related to health. Therefore, regular physical activity is expected to have a positive effect on the quality of life by improving the physical strength and body composition among the elderly. The results of this study suggest the development and activation of programs and service related to leisure activities for the elderly persons.