편마비 지체장애 노인들의 재활운동 참여가 건강체력 변화에 미치는 영향

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of participation into rehabilitation exercise on the change of health fitness in the elderly with hemiplegia.BR Methods: The subjects of this study were 6 elderly people with hemipgleia physical disability who participated in the rehabilitation exercise program in the province o fK. Before and after 12 weeks (once a week and 60 minutes exercise) of rehabilitation exercise program weer analysed in change of basic physical fitness (muscular strength and muscular endurance, dynamic balance, flexibility and cardiopulmonary endurance) and medical examination (systolic and diastolic blood pressure andb lood glucose). The results were analyzed by frequency analysis and independent t-test using Windows SPSS 2.00. All statistical significance levels were set to α=.05. The following conclusions were obtained.BR Results: The results of this study are as follows. 1) Rehabilitation exercise program was not able to improve the basic physical fitness tests (muscular strength and muscula r endurance, flexibility, dynamic balance, and cardiopulmonary endurance) of the elderly with hemiplegia physical disability. 2) Rehabilitation exercise program showed a positive change due to a decrease in systolic blood pressure of the elderly with hemiplegia physical disability, but did not lead to a positive change in medical examination (diastolic blood pressure and blood glucose).BR Conclusion: In a follow-up study, when more frequent exercise is performed compared to one week’s exercise in this study, and more subjects is selected to make ao cmparison between the non-disabled and the hemiplegic disabled, it will provide important background material that can emphasize the need for rehabilitation exercise programs.