This study aims to investigate the effects of the integrated senior health-healing program on subjective physique, and the integrated program was intended for the prevention of obesity that is a cause of senile chronic illness and for the balance amon...
This study aims to investigate the effects of the integrated senior health-healing program on subjective physique, and 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 4 senior citizens centers without a former health related program, which is located in the J district, Seoul. The program integrated the nutrition education and psychological program based on physical activity, and the program was given for 8 weeks(once a week, total 8 times). To verify the effects of the program, pre-and-post test and interview results on subjective physique were analyzed by SPSS 18.0. The conclusions from this study are as follows. After the program, the level of satisfaction in their physique did not show significant difference, but the level of perception showed significant difference. Also. they were satisfied with contents of the integrated program including physical activity, nutritional education and psychology.