本研究目的在探討太極拳訓練對中高齡代謝症候群患者之健康體適能與生活品質的影響,以123名中高齡社區民眾經醫院判定為代謝症候群患者為受試對象,以準實驗法將受試者分為實驗組50名和控制組73名。實驗組進行12週,每週3次,每次60分鐘之太極拳訓練。兩組於實驗前後皆進行健康體適能檢測和填答SF-36生活品質問卷。所得資料以敘述統計、單因子變異數分析、成對樣本t檢定和典型相關分析處理。研究結果:(1)年齡的增長會造成肌耐力、握力與平衡感能力退化,在生活品質問卷中生理功能、角色生理、角色情緒與生理面向的分數也會減少;(2)男性的肌力與肌耐力較女性佳,女性的柔軟度較男性佳;(3)教育程度愈高者,健康體適能表現愈佳和身體疼痛分數也較高;(4)有職業者比無職業者的身體組成數值較高、肌耐力較差、生活品質的生理功能分數較低;(5)具有充足睡眠的受試者,其身體組成數值較低、生活品質構面的一般健康和活力狀況分數較高;(6)在實施12週太極拳訓練後,實驗組在健康體適能的心肺適能與平衡感有顯著差異,控制組則無顯著差異;實驗組在生活品質的一般健康有顯著差異,控制組則無顯著差異;(7)在12週太極拳訓練後,健康體適能與生理功能、角色生理、身體疼痛及一般健康具有顯著相關。
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Tai Chi on physical fitness and quality of life for the middle-aged and elderly with metabolic syndrome. The subjects were recruited by 123 elderly people from community who were examined with metabolic syndrome by hospital and were assigned into experimental group and control group by quasi-experimental design. The experimental group was trained Tai Chi for 12 weeks, 3 sessions a week, and 60 minutes per session. Physical fitness tests and the SF-36 was made before and after this experiment. Data was analyzed by the descriptive statistics, paired t test, one way ANOVA and canonical analysis. The results show as following: (1)The middle-aged and elderly had degenerated by the muscle endurance, grip strength, balance and questionnaire score gained less on Physical Functioning, Role- Physical, Role Emotional and Physical Health Dimension.(2)The male were better muscle strength and muscle endurance than female. The female were better flexibility than male.(3)The higher education subjects were performed better physical fitness and gained higher Bodily Pain score.(4)The subjects with employed were with higher BMI value, lower muscle endurance and scored lower Physical Functioning score than who unemployed.(5)The subjects with enough sleep was had a lower BMI value and gained higher scores on General Health and Vitality by QOL.(6)After the Tai Chi training, the cardio-respiratory fitness and balance were significant in the experimental group.(7)After the Tai Chi training, the Physical Functioning, Role-Physical, Bodily Pain and General Health were significant correlation with physical fitness.