This study was conducted to examine the effects of exercise on physiological, physical and psychological functions of the frail elderly.
Methods
The research design was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. Data were collected from September 9 to October 10, 2009. The subjects were 56 frail elders who agreed to participate in this study and each subject was randomly assigned to either the experimental group (n=28) or the control group (n=28). The exercise program was provided to each subject in the experimental group twice in a week for 6 weeks. Data were analyzed with frequency, χ2-test, Kolmogorov-Smirnor test and independent t-test using SPSS/WIN 12.0.
Results
There was a significant improvement in psychological functions in the experimental group compared to the control group (t=1.726, p=.045).
Conclusion
The exercise program showed the effects to improve the psychological functions of the frail elderly with chronic disease. In recommendation, this exercise program could be utilized as a health promoting program for the frail elderly.
Homogeneity of General Characteristics between Experimental and Control Group (N=56)
Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.
Table 2
Homogeneity in the Dependent Variables before Experimental Group
Table 3
Mean Difference of Physiological Functions between Experimental and Control Group
Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.
Table 4
Mean Difference of Psychological Functions between Experimental and Control Group
Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.
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