The Effect of Korean Dance Program on Climacteric Symptoms and Blood Lipid in Rural Middle-aged Women

This study is to verify the effects of the Korean Dance Program for rural middle-aged women on their total cholesterol, triglyceride and climacteric symptoms. In this study, 'Harmony‘, one of the sub-programs of the Korean Dance Program which was developed at Seoul National University Institute Ageing of Woorichum Gymnastics was applied. It was composed of 13 actions and music. Nonequivalent control group pre/post-test method was adopted. Participants of this study lived in rural community, and recruited from two Primary Health Care Posts located in rural community of D city. Total 41 women (experimental group 20, control group 21), from 40s to 60s, were finally selected. Data collection was carried out for 16 weeks. The results were summarized as follows: the total blood cholesterol(F=5.107, p=.029) and climacteric symptoms(F=5.378, p=.025) of the middle-aged in rural community significantly decreased but blood triglyceride did not significantly decrease(F=2.737, p=.106) after the 16 weeks of the Korean dance program. It can be said that the Korean Dance Program, 'Harmony' is a useful implementation for improving rural middle-aged women's blood lipid and climacteric symptoms.