Korean J Rehabil Nurs.  2021 Dec;24(2):97-108. 10.7587/kjrehn.2021.97.

Research of Home-Based Exercise Program Development and Effect Analysis: Prevention of Sarcopenia in Hemiplegic Disorder

• Ha MN
• Cho GY

• KMID: 2524793
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7587/kjrehn.2021.97

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to develop and verify the effectiveness of the home-based exercise program for prevention of sarcopenia in hemiplegic disorder patients.
Methods
The participants consisted of 26 experimental group and 26 control group with hemiplegic disorders. The home-based exercise program to prevent sarcopenia was conducted twice a week and for six weeks from 11 January 2021 to 19 April 2021, measuring muscle mass, muscular strength, daily life movements, balance, dynamic posture control ability and quality of life.
Results
The results showed the effectiveness of the home-based exercise program for hemiplegic patients. There were statistically significant differences between the control group and experimental group in patients’ muscle mass (F=8.26, p=.006), muscle strength (F=7.99,p=.007) and quality of life (F=12.19, p=.001). But, there were not statistically significant in patients’ daily life movements (F=0.33, p=.565), balance (F=0.04, p=.841) and dynamic posture control ability (F=3.48, p=.068).
Conclusion
In conclusion, the home-based exercise program was effective in improving muscle mass, muscle strength and quality of life in hemiplegic patients. Therefore, it is expected that the home-based exercise program developed in this study will be applied as an intervention for prevention of sarcopenia in hemiplegic patients and will be effective.

Keyword

Hemiplegic; Home; Sarcopenia; Quality of life