TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of exercise program on physical fitness, depression, and self-efficacy of low-income elderly women in South Korea
AU - Shin, Kyung Rim
AU - Kang, Younhee
AU - Park, Hyo Jung
AU - Heitkemper, Margaret
PY - 2009/11
Y1 - 2009/11
N2 - Objective: This study aimed to examine the effects of exercise programs on physical fitness, depression, and self-efficacy in low-income elderly women (age≥75). Design and Sample: A pretest-posttest experimental research design with a control group was used. The sample consisted of 26 women in the exercise group and 22 women in the wait-list control group in Seoul, Korea. Measures: The measures of physical fitness included body mass index, cardiopulmonary endurance (blood pressure and heart rate), muscle strength (hand grip strength), flexibility (degree of bending of the upper body), and balance (duration of time for which the subject could stand on one foot). Depression and self-efficacy were measured by the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale and a modified form of Lee's scale, respectively. All measures were obtained twice: at baseline and at the completion of the exercise program. Intervention: The exercise program consisted of 4 weeks of education along with 8 weeks of physical exercise. Results: After the intervention, significant improvements were found in depression, self-efficacy, and all measures of physical fitness, except heart rate and flexibility, in the experimental group. Conclusion: The exercise program may be recommended as a method to maintain and promote the health of low-income elderly women.
AB - Objective: This study aimed to examine the effects of exercise programs on physical fitness, depression, and self-efficacy in low-income elderly women (age≥75). Design and Sample: A pretest-posttest experimental research design with a control group was used. The sample consisted of 26 women in the exercise group and 22 women in the wait-list control group in Seoul, Korea. Measures: The measures of physical fitness included body mass index, cardiopulmonary endurance (blood pressure and heart rate), muscle strength (hand grip strength), flexibility (degree of bending of the upper body), and balance (duration of time for which the subject could stand on one foot). Depression and self-efficacy were measured by the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale and a modified form of Lee's scale, respectively. All measures were obtained twice: at baseline and at the completion of the exercise program. Intervention: The exercise program consisted of 4 weeks of education along with 8 weeks of physical exercise. Results: After the intervention, significant improvements were found in depression, self-efficacy, and all measures of physical fitness, except heart rate and flexibility, in the experimental group. Conclusion: The exercise program may be recommended as a method to maintain and promote the health of low-income elderly women.
KW - Depression
KW - Elderly women
KW - Exercise
KW - Physical fitness
KW - Self-efficacy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=75549085487&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2009.00812.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2009.00812.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 19903272
AN - SCOPUS:75549085487
SN - 0737-1209
VL - 26
SP - 523
EP - 531
JO - Public Health Nursing
JF - Public Health Nursing
IS - 6
ER -