@article{ref1,
title="The effects of a Korean traditional dance movement program in elderly women",
journal="Taehan Kanho Hakhoe Chi (Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing)",
year="2005",
author="Jeon, Mi-Yang and Bark, Eun-Suk and Lee, Eun-Gyeong and Im, Jeong-Sun and Jeong, Bum Seok and Choe, Eun-Sun",
volume="35",
number="7",
pages="1268-1276",
abstract="PURPOSE: This study was amied to identify the effects of a 12 week Korean traditional dance movement program on balance, depression, medical cost, medical institution's utilization and fall among elderly women. METHODS: Using a quasi-experimental design, the experimental group was composed of 130 subjects and the control group was composed of 123 subjects. The experimental group participated in a 12 week Korean traditional dance movement program 3 times a week from December 2002 to February 2003. Data was analyzed with descriptive statistics, the chi-square test, paired t-test and t-test. RESULTS: There was siginificant improvement in balance(right leg p=.000, left leg p=.004), depression(p=.000), and the medical institution's utilization(p=.001) and fall(p=.002) in the experimental group compared to the control group. CONCLUSION: A Korean traditional dance movement program improved balance, depression, and decreased fall and medical cost in elderly women. Therefore, we recommend this program be utilized as a health promoting program and falls preventing program for the elderly in the community.",
language="",
issn="1598-2874",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}