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  Public Health NursingVolume 22 Issue 5, Pages 407 - 413 Published Online: 14 Oct 2005 © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 121K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Populations at Risk: Program Evaluations Evaluation of a Community-Based Exercise Program for Elderly Korean Immigrants Mo-Kyung Sin, D.S.N., R.N., is Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington. Basia Belza, R.N., Ph.D, is Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. James LoGerfo, M.P.H., M.D., is Professor of Medicine and Health Services and Director, UW Health Promotion Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Susanna Cunningham, Ph.D., R.N., is Professor, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Copyright Blackwell Publishing, Inc., 2005 KEYWORDS adherence • elderly • exercise • Korean immigrants • satisfaction ABSTRACTAbstract Objective: To evaluate feasibility and effectiveness of a modified exercise program for elderly Korean immigrants (EKIs). Design and sample: Intervention study with EKI residents of a senior house (n = 13, age range 67–86 years, mean age 77 years), recruited through posted fliers and with help from a Korean social worker. Intervention: A Korean–American instructor taught a modified version of an evidence-based exercise program 3 times weekly, 50 min per session, for 12 weeks. Program was evaluated with the Quality Health Outcomes Model. System and client characteristics were taken into consideration because elderly Koreans have their own values and beliefs, which influence their health management behaviors. Evaluation measures included exercise adherence, preintervention and postintervention health outcomes, and satisfaction with the exercise program. Group discussion was used to evaluate satisfaction with the exercise program. Results: Participants showed improved health outcomes on muscle strength, agility/balance, and blood pressure after the exercise program. All participants were satisfied with the exercise program, and participation rates were good (nine participants attended ≥ 80% of classes). Conclusions: The exercise program was feasible for this sample and should be evaluated in a larger population of EKIs and in populations of other ethnic minorities. | 
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