Journal of East-West Nursing Research (동서간호학연구지)
- Volume 10 Issue 1
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- Pages.41-52
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- 2004
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- 1226-4938(pISSN)
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- 2671-8448(eISSN)
Comparison of the Effects of Danjeon Breathing and Walking to Blood Lipids, Physical Symptoms and Hemoglobin in Middle Aged Women
중년여성의 혈중 지질농도, 신체증상, 헤모글로빈에 미치는 단전호흡운동과 걷기운동의 효과 비교
- Hyun, Kyung-Sun (College of Nursing Science, KyungHee University)
- 현경선 (경희대학교 간호과학대학)
- Published : 2004.12.31
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this research was to compare the effects of Danjeon Breathing exercise and walking exercise on blood lipids, physical symptoms and hemoglobin of middle-aged women to determine which of these two exercises was more beneficial. Methods: The Danjeon breathing exercise group(20) took health management counseling and performed an eighty-minute Danjeon breathing exercise three times a week for 12 weeks while the walking exercise group(25) took health management counseling and performed a walking exercise seven hours per week for 12 weeks. The control group(20) received only health management counseling. The groups were homogeneous on age, religion, marital status, education, profession, monthly income per household, menopause, smoking, drinking, fat intake and cholesterol intake. Likewise, the groups were homogeneous on total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol,atherogenic index, hemoglobin and physical symptoms. The collected data were analyzed by using the SPSS PC program and
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