Effects of a muscle strengthening exercise program on muscle strength, activities of daily living, health perception, and depression in post-stroke elders
- Authors
- 김기연; 권보은; 허혜경; 노영숙; 신명진
- Issue Date
- Jun-2012
- Publisher
- Korean Society of Adult Nursing
- Keywords
- Depression; Exercise; Health; Muscle strength; Stroke
- Citation
- Korean Journal of Adult Nursing, v.24, no.3, pp 317 - 326
- Pages
- 10
- Journal Title
- Korean Journal of Adult Nursing
- Volume
- 24
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 317
- End Page
- 326
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/20837
- DOI
- 10.7475/kjan.2012.24.3.317
- ISSN
- 1225-4886
- Abstract
- Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of an exercise program on muscle strength, Activities of Daily Living (ADL), health perception, and depression among post-stroke elders. Methods: Nonequivalent control group design with pretest and posttest was used. A total of 23 post-stroke elders who met inclusion criteria were recruited. Muscle strength in upper and lower extremities, ADL, health perception, and self-rated symptoms of depression were measured. The exercise program consisted of deep breathing, range of motion, and muscle strengthening exercises using Thera-band, 30~40 min/day, three days a week, for 12 weeks. Results: Muscle strength of right shoulder (U=11.50, p=.001), right leg (U=13.50, p=.002), and health perception (U=24.00, p=.010) in the experimental group was significantly higher compared to the control group at 12 weeks of post-intervention. Depression scores were significantly lower in the experimental group compared to the control group at 6 weeks (U=28.00, p=.021), at 12 weeks (U=22.00, p=.006) of an exercise program. Conclusion: By applying this program, post-stroke elders showed increases in muscle strength and a decrease in depression as well as improvement of health perception. Further study is needed to verify the effects of the exercise program on cardiovascular physiologic variables through long-term follow-up. © 2012 Korean Society of Adult Nursing.
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