[Effect of a posture training program on cobb angle and knowledge of posture of elementary school students].
OBJECTIVE
This study was conducted to examine the effect of a posture training program, including posture education and spinal exercise as implemented on the elementary school students with scoliosis.


METHODS
The design of this study is nonequivalent sample control group pretest-posttest design. The study subjects were elementary school students attending 7 elementary schools located in G city in Gyungsangbuk-Do. Among them, those who had the Cobb angle between 4~10 degrees in spine x-ray who agreed to participate in the study program were selected as the study subjects. The research instruments included the degree of spinal scoliosis(cobb angle), the level of knowledge on posture, and an evaluation following the posture training program. The data were collected from March 1, 2002 to July 30, 2002. The collected data were analyzed by frequency, percentile, mean, standard deviation, t-test, chi(2) test and Mann-Whitney U test were using SPSS WIN10.0 program.


RESULTS
The elementary school students with scoliosis who received the posture training program have a lower Cobb angle and higher level of knowledge of posture than the elementary school students with scoliosis who did not receive the posture training program.


CONCLUSIONS
The posture training program was effective on the on Cobb angle and Knowledge of posture in the elementary school students with scoliosis in this study. Therefore, the program training program can be usefully utilized for the students with mild scoliosis in the field of school health.
Park
Mi-Jeong
MJ
School Nurs, Kyong Bouk, Kyong Ju, Cheon-po Elementary School, Korea. blue6146@hanmail.net
Park
Jeong-Sook
JS