Effects of Physical Exercise on Women with Disabilities in South Korea: A Meta-Analysis

Yucheon Kim and Songyi Lee
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Yucheon Kim: Counselling and Coaching Department, Graduate School, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, Korea
Songyi Lee: Dharma College, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, Korea

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 23, 1-14

Abstract: This study is the first to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the effects of physical exercise on South Korean women with disabilities using the data of previous studies. This study performed a meta-analysis of the effect sizes of exercise programs for women with disabilities using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis 3.0 and a total of 16 papers with 154 participants. The largest effect sizes were found for changes in muscle strength (d = 2.407) for treatment effects, horseback riding (d = 3.080) for exercise type, 45–50 min (d = 3.080) for duration of a single exercise session, three times (d = 0.963) for frequency of exercise per week, 15 weeks (d = 1.974) for period of exercise and 45 times (d = 1.974) for total number of sessions. The results of this meta-analysis showed that exercise programs suitable for the individual-level characteristics of disabled individuals can and should be developed and implemented.

Keywords: women; disabilities; physical exercise; meta-analysis; physical effects; psychological effects (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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