Objective : The purpose of this study was to present the effect of randomized control exercise
intervention for balance function on elderly. The results of this study will provide concrete
and useful data on the application of the therapy of exercise, and will provide basic data
on the development and intervention, analysis of the exercise intervention for further study.
Method : This study was searched form papers published from Jan, 2000 to Apr, 2017 using DBpia,
KISS based. key words using on the search were ‘Elderly’, ‘Balance’, ‘Exercise intervention’
and ‘Randomized control’.
Results : Thirteen studies were included in this review. In all studies, internal validity of research
evaluation was 2 in oder to small number of study groups. Among the 13 subjects, five
were for elderly and five were for elderly women. the other research evaluation is long-term
care patients(Grade 1). effects of exercise balance program had a meaningful effect
consistent with the hypothesis in 10 subjects. The other study, Son, & Park (2016), reported
that although there was no significant effect, there was an improvement in dynamic and
static equilibrium capacity.
Conclusion : In this study, it was shown that exercise intervention have various effects such as decreased
depression,, improvement of muscle strength, posture control ability, flexibility, grip strength
as well as balance function. Based on the results of this study, further study should be
conducted to verify the effectiveness of detailed balance function through exercise intervention
and to analyze more systematically applicable board game according to cognitive level.