Lee Kang-Yi, Jeong Ok-Yeon
Department of Nursing, Daejeon University, 96-3 Youngon-dong, Dong-gu, Daejeon 300-716, Korea.
Taehan Kanho Hakhoe Chi. 2006 Apr;36(2):278-85. doi: 10.4040/jkan.2006.36.2.278.
This study was performed to verify the effect of Tai Chi exercise on patients with rheumatoid arthritis particularly their level of pain, fatigue, sense of balance and daily life performance (ADL).
It employed a non-equivalent control group pre- and post-test design. The research instruments used in this study were pain, fatigue, sense of balance and ADL. Thirty-two patients in the experimental group carried out 50 minutes of Tai Chi exercise for 12 weeks, and 29 patients in the control group did not. Before and after the experiment, both groups were tested for pain, fatigue, sense of balance and ADL. Collected data were processed using the SPSS/WIN 10.0 program analyzed by the frequency, percentage, chi2-test, and t-test.
Pain and fatigue significantly decreased in the experimental group. However the improvement in ADL of the rheumatoid arthritis patients was not statistically significant but their sense of balance was enhanced significantly.
Tai Chi exercise is an effective nursing intervention that can be used for rheumatoid arthritis patients.
本研究旨在验证太极拳锻炼对类风湿性关节炎患者的影响，特别是他们的疼痛程度、疲劳感、平衡感和日常生活能力（ADL）。
采用非等效对照组前后测设计。本研究使用的研究工具包括疼痛、疲劳、平衡感和ADL。实验组的32名患者进行了为期12周、每次50分钟的太极拳锻炼，对照组的29名患者未进行。实验前后，两组均接受疼痛、疲劳、平衡感和ADL测试。收集的数据使用SPSS/WIN 10.0程序进行处理，通过频率、百分比、卡方检验和t检验进行分析。
实验组的疼痛和疲劳感显著降低。然而，类风湿性关节炎患者ADL的改善在统计学上并不显著，但他们的平衡感显著增强。
太极拳锻炼是一种可用于类风湿性关节炎患者的有效护理干预措施。
