The effectiveness of holistic exercise promotion program among the elderly in Thamasala Municipality, Nakhonpathom province
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Issued Date
2005
Copyright Date
2005
Resource Type
Language
eng
File Type
application/pdf
No. of Pages/File Size
ix, 112 leaves
ISBN
9740460577
Access Rights
open access
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ผลงานนี้เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของมหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล ขอสงวนไว้สำหรับเพื่อการศึกษาเท่านั้น ต้องอ้างอิงแหล่งที่มา ห้ามดัดแปลงเนื้อหา และห้ามนำไปใช้เพื่อการค้า
Rights Holder(s)
Mahidol University
Bibliographic Citation
Thesis (M.Sc. (Health Education and Behavioral Sciences))--Mahidol University, 2005
Suggested Citation
Paradee Sriposhang The effectiveness of holistic exercise promotion program among the elderly in Thamasala Municipality, Nakhonpathom province. Thesis (M.Sc. (Health Education and Behavioral Sciences))--Mahidol University, 2005. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/106069
Title
The effectiveness of holistic exercise promotion program among the elderly in Thamasala Municipality, Nakhonpathom province
Alternative Title(s)
ประสิทธิผลของโปรแกรมส่งเสริมการออกกำลังกายแบบองค์รวมในผู้สูงอายุเขตเทศบาลตำบลธรรมศาลา จังหวัดนครปฐม
Author(s)
Abstract
This study was a quasi-experimental research, one-group pretest-posttest design, aimed to assess the effectiveness of Holistic Exercise Promotion Program which applied Self-Efficacy Theory and Holistic Health Care Concept to design activities. Samples included in this study were 34 elderly, aged from 55-74 years old who lived in Thamasala Municipality, Nakhonpathom Province. The experiment was lasted 12 weeks. The activities designed to promote exercise behavior included (1) Problem consideration identification of problems and cause, (2)Decision for alternative exercise making decisions on mode of exercise, (3)Receiving the ideas deciding on channels of communication and (4)Health assessment. Data were collected before and after the experiment. Descriptive statistics-percentage, mean and standard deviation and pair t-test used for comparison of average scores were used for data analysis. Level of significance was set at 0.05. Result of this study suggested that the Holistic Exercise Promotion Program had significantly increased levels of knowledge on exercise (p-value <0.001), perceived self-efficacy (p-value <0.001), exercise outcome expectation (p-value <0.001) and exercise behavior(p-value <0.001) among the participants in this program. Consequently, there systolic blood pressure, but not diastolic blood pressure and body mass index significantly were reduced (p-value = 0.018). It was therefore, recommended that the Holistic exercise promotion program could be applied to promote exercise behavior among the elderly to enhance their health and thus, relieving the burden of their care takers. In addition, regular exercise will improve their social and thinking skills, therefore, they can live a happy and productive life.;"การศึกษาครั้งนี้เป็นการวิจัยกึ่งทดลอง วัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาประสิทธิผลของโปรแกรมส่งเสริม การออกกำ ลังกายแบบองค์รวม โดยการประยุกต์ทฤษฎีความสามารถตนเองมาเป็นแนวคิดหลักร่วมกับนำ แนวคิดสุขภาพแบบองค์รวม มาจัดกิจกรรมเพื่อส่งเสริมการออกกำลังกาย ในกลุ่มผู้สูงอายุ เขตเทศบาล ตำบลธรรมศาลา จังหวัดนครปฐม กลุ่มตัว"
Description
Health Education and Behavioral Sciences (Mahidol University 2005)
Degree Name
Master of Science
Degree Level
Master's degree
Degree Department
Faculty of Public Health
Degree Discipline
Health Education and Behavioral Sciences
Degree Grantor(s)
Mahidol University