시니어로빅 프로그램이 낙상을 경험한 여성 고령자의 낙상관련 체력 및 심리 요인에 미치는 효과 = Effects of Seniorobics Program on Fall-Related Fitness and Mental Factors in the Elderly Women with Experience of Falls

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of seniorbics program on the fall-related fitness and mental factors in the elderly women with experience of fall. For this study, senior women with experience of fall were divided into 2 groups (exercise group and non-exercise group), exercise group participated in the seniorobics program for 12wks. The results of fall-related fitness and mental factors were made a comparison between experimental group and control group. The results of this study were as in the followings. First, there was a difference of fall-related fitness factors(upper-body strength, lower-body strength, flexibility, whole body reaction, balance, and mobility) between groups. Second, there was a difference of fall-related mental factors(depression, falls efficacy, and fear of falling) between groups. Third, the effect size presented in the orders ofwhole body reaction, lower-body strength, balance, and depression. These results suggest that seniorobics program is effective exercise on the fall-related fitness and mental factors for the elderly women with experience of fall. What`s more seniorobics is enough to get agility above everything else. Therefore seniorobics would be a useful tool for prevention of repetitive falls in elderly women.