老年人規律運動習慣與生活品質之比較研究

Abstract

本研究的目的在比較老年人參與規律運動與生活品質的差異。研究對象為居住台北地區的老年人，年齡介於65〜80歲(72.95±5.15；男156，女167)，共計323人，其中太極拳組106人、散步組111人及無規律運動組106人。以「臺灣簡明版世界衛生組織生活品質問卷」為主要施測工具，採當面填答或說明填寫，將所得資料以描述統計、單因子變異數分析、皮爾遜積差相關(Pearson product-moment correlation)加以處理。研究結果如下： 一、規律運動與無規律運動的老人其生活品質總分有顯著差異(p< .05)；二、老年人生活品質總分的高低依序為太極拳組最佳，散步組其次，無規律運動組最差，而且三組之間都達到顯著差異(p< .05)；三、從事規律運動(每週運動3次，每次30分鐘並持續6個月以上) 的老年人其生活品質，並不會因為持續運動時間或運動頻率的增加而有所不同。 本研究結果顯示規律運動的老年人有較佳的生活品質，從事太極拳者的生活品質優於散步運動者。

The purpose of this study was to compare life quality of the elderly who did participate or did not participate in regular exercise. Three hundred and twenty three subjects (male: 156; female: 167) were the elderly living in Taipei area, with aged between 65〜80 (72.95±5.15), and were the Taichi Group (n=106), the Walk Group (n=111), and Non-Exercise Group (n=106). The Brief Version of the World Health Organization's Quality of Life was applied as the questionnaire. Subjects completed the questionnaire by themselves or with the help of the inquirer. Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA and Pearson product-moment correlation. The results were: 1.There were significant differences on life quality between the two regular exercise groups and Non-Exercise Group. (p< .05) 2.The order of life quality was the Tai-chi Group, the Walk Group and Non-Exercise Group and differences of life quality among Groups were significant (p< .05). 3.The life quality of the elderly with regular exercise (taking exercise with duration over 30 minutes per day, 3 times a week, for 6 months at least.) did not change with increases of their exercise duration or frequency. The study concluded that the elderly taking regular exercise possesses better life quality.