통합형시니어건강힐링프로그램이 건강관심도 및 정신건강에 미치는 영향

초록

This study aims to investigate the effects of the integrated senior health-healing program on health concerns and mental health(depression and stress). The integrated program was intended for the prevention of obesity that is a cause of senile chronic illness and for the balance among body, psychology and nutrition. The subjects of this study were 58 female elders in a senior citizen center without a former health related program, which is located in the J district, Seoul. The program integrated the nutrition education based on physical activity and psychological program, and the integrated program was given for 8 weeks(once a week, total 8 times). To verify the effects of the program, descriptive analysis, reliability analysis, and paired samples t-test on health concerns and mental health(depression and stress) were analyzed by SPSS 18.0. Also to verify the satisfaction of the program, interview was used. The conclusions from this study are as follows. After the integrated program, there were partially positive effects on the participating elders’ health concerns and mental health. Also, most of them showed the satisfaction on the approach of integrating the body, psychology and nutrition.

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