| The Effect of the Aqua Exercise Program on the Pain and Subjective Well-being of the Rural Eldery Women with Osteoarthritis |
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Hang Ja Pai1, Hwang Ran Ahn1, Hyang Sook Kim2 |
1Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang. National University Gyeongsang Institute of Health Science Gerontological Research Center
2Community Health Practitioner, Dong Chun Primary Health Center |
| 수중 운동 프로그램이 퇴행성관절염 농촌여성노인의 통증과 주관적 안녕감에 미치는 효과 |
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배행자1, 안황란1, 김향숙2 |
1경상대학교 의과대학 간호학과 교수
2경상대학교 건강과학연구원 노인건강연구센터 |
Correspondence:
Hang Ja Pai, Tel: 82-55-751-8762, Fax: 82-55-754-0484,
Email: HJPai@gsrtu.ac.kr
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Received: 1 June 2005 • Accepted: 20 June 2005 |
| Abstract |
Purpose
This study was to identify the effect of a group Aqua Exercise Program on relieving the pain and promoting subjective well-being. The treatments were conducted for 18 weeks from May. 21 to Jan. 18, 2005.
Methods
This study design was a nonequivalent control group with Quasi-experimental research. The subjects were the rural eldery women (total 30) with Oseoarthritis were divided into an experimental group (15), and the control group (15). And they had been lived in D health clinic area of N-gun. The tools of this study were the Aqua video tape of Aqua Exercise Program for the rural eldery women with Osteoarthritis. The of 54 sessions (60minute/session). In order to measure the pain and subjective well-being, Status Inventory developed by Bellamy(1989) and Subjective Well-being Status Inventory H.C.modified by Kim,S.A.(1997) were used. Analysis of this study was computerized by using SPSS/PC+ Windows(version 12.0), and the homogeneity of two groups was tested by Chi-square and t-test, and the comparison of pre and post-test score of the pain and Subjective Well-being were tested by paired t-test and t-test.
Results
The score of pain of the rural eldery women with osteoarthritis was 16.27. And the degree of subjective well-being was 13.33. The first hypothesis, 'the degree of pain of the experimental group performed the Aqua Exercise Program will be reduced more than that of control group' was supported(t=-21.327, p<.001). The second hypothesis, 'the score of subjective well-being of the experimental group performed the Aqua Exercise Program will be increased more than that of control group* was supported(t=21.423, p<.001).
Conclusion
The significance of this study through the above results shows that the Aqua Exercise Program is an effective nursing intervention for the rural eldery women with Osteoarthritis to relieve pain and increase subjective well-being. |
| Key Words:
The aqua exercise program; Pain; Subjective well-being; Osteoarthritis |
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