Abstract
This study gathered previous research on the effects of therapeutic recreation programs for the elderly conducted in Korea in order to investigate the average effect size as well as the factors that influence the effect sizes. This study connoted findings of individual studies related to therapeutic recreation programs for the elderly from 2000 to 2018. A total of 15 papers were selected for meta-analysis. To analyze the data, a comprehensive meta-analysis 2.0 software program was used. Firstly, the overall mean effect size of the therapeutic recreation programs for the elderly was 0.644, and it was medium size. Secondly, for each dependent variable, the mean effect size on social emotional domain was 0.739, the mean effect size on physical domain was 0.548, and the mean effect size on cognitive domain was 0.485. Thirdly, major factors that influence the effect of therapeutic recreation programs for the elderly appeared to be the program period and hours per session. The results of this study prove that therapeutic recreation programs for the elderly can be an effective way to bring along a positive change, and show that the program period and hours per session are crucial factors in the design of therapeutic recreation programs for the elderly.
Highlights
In today’s world, aging has become a global occurrence
In order to understand the characteristics of the selected research for meta-analysis, technical statistics were analyzed by dividing the research status by year, publication type, research object, gender, number of participants in the program, duration, number of sessions per week, time per session, and type of dependent variables
A meta-analysis was conducted on studies that verified the effectiveness of the therapeutic recreation program for the elderly in Korea
Summary
In today’s world, aging has become a global occurrence. In the case of South Korea, the proportion of the elderly who are 65 years or older increased to 7% in 2000, meaning that Korea was labeled as an aging society. Starting in 2017, the proportion of the elderly again increased even higher to upwards of 14% or more, which led to the categorization of an aged society [1]. This rapid increase in the percentage of the Korean elderly, along with the overall aging of the general population, has led to many social problems; the lives of those of older age are becoming a major concern in our society. An increase in the chronic disease rate will lead to a burden in medical expenses for the elderly individual, but will result in a major financial dent to society and the economy as a whole
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