Mi Jung Kim ¹, Sehyun Nam ², Sung-jin Kim ³, Sung-woon Kim ⁴

Affiliations
1 Department of Occupational Therapy, Jungwon University, KR
2 Department of Rehabilitation, Hanshin University, KR
3 College of Liberal Arts, Kwangju Women's Universit, KR
4 Department of Physical Education, Kyungpook National University, KR

Abstract

This study was conducted to present the development direction of the contents of rehabilitation exercise program for person with disabilities using motion recognition technology. Through the literature review, we selected for those who needed rehabilitation service focusing on exercise. They have difficulties in an exercise for the upper extremity, learning and mobility within a community due to physical and mental disability, brain injury and autism. To set a goal for rehabilitation exercise program, we analyzed preceding literature related to the needs of the disabled persons and 17 evaluation tools for daily living skills in occupational therapy. Accordingly, the goal was set for improving activities of daily living and the goal activities specifically focused on dressing/taking off clothes, eating and personal hygiene. Then, the functional motion elements consisting of each activity and their levels were defined and analyzed. In the rehabilitation program, the motion elements of the goal activity that could be measured by motion recognition sensor were presented. The motion elements of the goal activity involved muscle strength and range of motion that could be measured, so that the development direction of rehabilitation exercise program contents was specifically presented for improving daily living skills. The study presented the possibility that virtual reality program contents developed for rehabilitation for the disabled could attribute to not only simple physical and/or cognitive improvement but also to the actual daily living skills.

Keywords

Activities of Daily Living, Motion Recognition Technology, Rehabilitation Exercise,Virtual Reality Program

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Han-Cheol Kim ¹, Il-Myeong Kim ², Sung-Woon Kim ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Special Physical Education, Yeungnam University, KR
2 Department of of Elementary Special Education, Kwangju Women’s University, KR
3 Department of Physical Education, Kyungpook National University, KR

Abstract

Background/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the long-term effect of Tai Chi exercise on exercise self-efficacy and self-perceived health status in the elderly. Methods/Statistical Analysis: Sixty older adults were participated in this study. Their ages ranged from 70 to 75, with a mean age of 72.4 years. The participants were randomly assigned to one of two experimental conditions: (1) Tai Chi exercises group (n=30), (2) control group (n=30). Data was analyzed using two-way Analysis Of Variances (ANOVAs) with repeated measures of groups (Tai Chi exercise group and control group) and time (pre-test and post-test). Dependent variables were exercise self-efficacy and self-perceived health status. Findings: The result of this study indicated Tai Chi exercise group had a significantly higher score than control group in exercise self-efficacy and perceived health status. Applications/Improvement: It was found that Tai Chi exercise helped to improve the exercise self-efficacy and the perceived health status in the elderly.

Keywords

Elderly, Exercise Self-Efficacy, Self-Perceived Health Status, Tai Chi Exercise.

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