A Study on Exercise Behavior, Exercise Environment and Social Support of Middle-Aged Women

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify exercise environments and social support associated with exercise behaviors in middle-aged women. Method: Subjects were 207 women aged between 41 and 59 yr in an urban community. The research instruments utilized in this study were exercise stages, exercise environments, exercise partners and social support scale. Subjects were given a self-report questionnaire. Data was analyzed using the SPSS Win program. Result: The subjects were in the stages of precontemplation (3.4%), contemplation (25.1%), preparation (40.6%), action (5.8%), and maintenance (25.1%). Subjects who engaged in regular exercise were 30.9%. The mean score of the exercise environment was 6.34. The mean score of social support was 21.28, and 65.7% of subjects had exercise partners. The score of the exercise environment was significantly associated with the exercise stage (p=.01). The number of exercise partners of regular exercise groups was significantly greater than that of non-regular exercise groups (p=.00). The score of social support of regular exercise groups was significantly greater than that of non-regular exercise groups (p=. 00). The score of social support was significantly associated with the exercise stage (p=.00). Conclusion: Exercise environments and social support need to be considered in planning exercise programs to improve exercise behavior among middle-aged women

Construction of leisure physical activity model in middle-aged women

학위논문(박사)--서울대학교 대학원 :간호학과 간호학전공,2005.Docto

A Study on Treatment-Seeking Behavior of Middle-aged and Old-age Saetomins in South Korea

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore treatment-seeking behavior of middle-aged and old-age Saetomins in South Korea. Method: The participants for this study were 11 Saetomins aged over 40 years and living in Seoul. They experienced at least one chronic disease while staying in South Korea. An in-depth interview of the 11 subjects on their experiences was conducted at their residence places. Content analysis was conducted on the qualitative data. Results: Two broad themes were identified from our content analysis; ⑴ new experience related to treatment, and ⑵ types of treatment-seeking behavior. Under the heading of major theme 1, four sub-themes were identified; ⒜ physical abnormalities that were discovered after arriving in South Korea, ⒝ an unfamiliar treatment environment, ⒞ the cost and the benefit of the medical treatment, ⒟ an increased concern about ones improving health. Under the heading of major theme 2, three sub-themes were identified; ⒜ being compliant with medical care, ⒝ managing symptoms with self-treatment, ⒞ seeking complementary and alternative treatment. Conclusion: Based on the results, we draw the conclusion that the Saetomins pursued various treatment-seeking behaviors. Therefore, the health care providers should provide systematic and specific health care services for Saetomins.본 연구는 2007년도 서울대학교 통일학 연구비 지원에 의해 수행된 논문임

Hindlimb Muscle Atrophy of Rat Induced by Neuropathic Pain

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of neuropathic pain by peripheral nerve injury on mass and Type I and II fiber cross-sectional areas on hindlimb muscles of the neuropathic pain model rat. Methods: Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats (body weight 200-220 g) were assigned to one of two groups: a neuropathic pain group (n=7) that had a ligation of the left L5 spinal nerve, a control group (n=5), a naive rat without any procedures. Withdrawal threshold, activity, body weight and food intake were measured daily. At 8 days after neuropathic pain, all rats were anesthetized and the soleus and plantaris muscles were dissected from the both hindlimbs. Body weight, food intake, muscle weight and Type I and II fiber cross-sectional area of the dissected muscles were determined. Results: The neuropathic pain group showed a significant decreases (p<.05) as compared with the control rats, in diet intake, body weight, muscle weight and Type II fiber cross-sectional area of the left (affected side) soleus and plantaris muscles, and the right (unaffected side) muscle weight of plantaris and Type II fiber cross-sectional area of the soleus muscle. Conclusion: The hindlimb muscle atrophy occurs in both affected and unaffected side due to neuropathic pain by the peripheral nerve injury. The hindlimb muscle atrophy of the affected side is more pronounced than that of the unaffected side.이 연구는 2007년도 정부(과학기술부)의 재원으로 한국과학재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임(R01-2007-000-10573-0)