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Choi and Kim: The Effects of an Exercise Program using a Resident Volunteer as a Lay Health Leader for Elders' Physical Fitness, Cognitive Function, Depression, and Quality of Life
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Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2013; 24(3): 346-357.

Published online: 30 September 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2013.24.3.346

The Effects of an Exercise Program using a Resident Volunteer as a Lay Health Leader for Elders' Physical Fitness, Cognitive Function, Depression, and Quality of Life

Yeon-Hee Choi1, Na-Young Kim2

1College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.

2Department of Nursing, Taegu Science University, Daegu, Korea.

Corresponding author: Kim Na-young. Department of Nursing, Taegu Science University, 47 Youngsong-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 702-723, Korea. Tel: +82-53-320-1757, Fax: +82-53-320-1761, kimny@tsu.ac.kr

Received 9 June 2013       Accepted 23 September 2013

© 2013 Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing

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Abstract

Purpose

This study was conducted to examine an exercise program using a lay health leader for elderly participants. The test covered physical fitness (grip strength, static balance and complex movement abilities), depression, cognitive function and quality of life.

Methods

A quasi-experimental study using a non-equivalent control group pre-post design was employed. The participants were 62 elders from an institution for the aged, of whom 30 were included in the experimental group and 32 in the control group. The exercise program using a resident volunteer as a lay health leader was run three times a week for 12 weeks. The collected data were analyzed by χ2 test, t-test, paired t-test, and ANCOVA with SPSS/WIN 19.0.

Results

After the program, left grip strength (F=1.77, p<.001), right grip strength (F=9.97, p<.001), static balance (F=2.79, p<.001), ability to move complex (F=1.76, p<.001), depression (F=7.66, p<.001), the cognitive function (F=8.39, p<.001) and quality of life (F=1.08, p<.001) in the experimental group were significantly better than those in the control group.

Conclusion

Study findings indicated that using a resident volunteer as a lay health leader was effective. It can be recommended as a public health resource and for consistent and comfortable education for the elderly in communities.

Keywords: Aged, Exercise, Cognition, Depression, Quality of life

Figures and Tables

Table 1
Exercise Program (Healthy 100 years old one, two, three)
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Table 2
Homogeneity of General Characteristics of Groups
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Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

†Fisher's exact test.

Table 3
Homogeneity Test for Physical Fitness, Depression, Cognition and Quality of Life
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Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Table 4
Differences between Groups in Physical Fitness
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Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

pa=Paired test; pb=ANCOVA.

Table 5
Differences between Groups in Depression, Cognition, and Quality of Life
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Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

pa=Paired test; pb=ANCOVA

Notes

This study was supported by research fund of The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Kyungpook National University in 2012.

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