The effectiveness of an exercise programs with immediate results（No1.）: Focusing on the QOL of participants in a university extension lecture

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  • 即時効果を特色とした運動プログラムの有効性（その１）：大学公開講座参加者のQOLに焦点をあてて
  • ソクジ コウカ オ トクショク ト シタ ウンドウ プログラム ノ ユウコウセイ ソノ １ ダイガク コウカイ コウザ サンカシャ ノ QOL ニ ショウテン オ アテテ

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An exercise program with immediate results was developed for the elderly in 1997. This group exercise program is based on the concept of proprioceptive neuro-muscular facilitation (PNF) and it allows participants to see immediate results. The current study examined how the exercise program affected participants' quality of life （and specifically their health-related QOL）. Study subjects were divided into two groups, an intervention group that performed the exercise program, and a control group that did not perform the exercise program. The intervention group consisted of 15 middle-aged to elderly subjects ranging in age from 53 to 81 years, with an average age of 66.67±8.55 years. Subjects attended 10 weekly lectures, 90 minutes per session, that included how to perform the exercise program. A health-related QOL instrument （SF-36v2TM）was administered during the first and last lectures. The control group consisted of 11 middle-aged to elderly subjects ranging in age from 50 to 79 years, with an average age of 65.18±8.54 years. Controls did not attend lectures or receive coaching, and they did not perform the exercise program. The same QOL instrument was similarly administered. There was no significant age difference between the intervention group and the control group. A comparison of the average scores on the subscales of SF-36v2TM during the first and last lecture indicated that only the average score for "Physical functioning (PF)" decreased for the intervention group. However, scores for the other 7 subscales improved. Results indicated a significant difference in scores for the subscales "General health perceptions（GH）" (p<0.05) and“Vitality (VT)" (p<0.05). Only the average score for "Vitality (VT)" improved for the control group. Scores for the other 7 subscales decreased, although a significant difference in those scores was not noted.

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