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J Health Info Stat 2014;39(1):119-132.
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| 타이치운동과 행동수정요법이 비만중년여성의 신체조성, 혈청지질 및 자기효능감에 미치는 영향 |
| 장미영 , 이혜영 , 엄애용 |
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| The Effects of Tai Chi and Behavior Therapy on Body Composition, Blood Lipids and Self Efficacy in Obese Middle-Aged Women |
| Mi Young Chang , Hea Young Lee , Ae Yong Eom |
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| ABSTRACT |
Objectives:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of the Tai Chi exercise and combined behavior therapy on body composition, blood lipids level and self efficacy in obese middle-aged women.
Methods:
A quasi-experimental design was used. Subjects were 63 middle-aged women whose body mass index (BMI) is over 25 kg/m². A pretest-posttest design was used with the experimental group (n=30) who participated in the Tai Chi combined with behavior therapy for 12 weeks, and the control group (n=33) who did not.
Results:
The experiment group showed significant decreases in waist circumference, body weight, BMI, Waist-hip ratio, and diastolic blood pressure. Moreover, the experiment group showed significant decreases in Total cholesterol (TC), Triglycoride (TG), and increase in High lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) compared to the control group. The self efficacy was significantly improved for the experimental group compared to the control group.
Conclusions:
This study was provided an evidence that Tai Chi combined with behavior therapy can be useful to manage body composition, blood lipid profiles for obese middle-aged women.
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| Key words:
Tai chi, Behavior therapy, Obesity, Middle-aged women |
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