Development of a model for promoting exercise among the elderly in Songklong Subdistrict Health Promotion Hospital, Bangpakong District, Chachoengsao Province

Abstract

This research and development The objectives are to 1) analyze the situation and problems 2) develop a model for promoting exercise 3) study the effectiveness of using a model for promoting exercise for the elderly. The research steps consisted of 3 phases: 1) study the situation and problems from 25 elderly representatives, 2) develop the model from 30 elderly representatives, sub-district health promoting hospital staff, and village health volunteers, and 3) study the effectiveness of using the model in the experimental and control groups, with 40 people per group. The activities were organized 4 times over 8 weeks. The research instruments were 1) group discussion guideline, 2) model development guideline, and 3) a questionnaire on exercise promotion behavior among the elderly. The content validity was checked by 3 experts with a consistency index of .66-1.00 and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of .82-.85. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-test.

The research results found that 1) most of the elderly had underlying diseases and no clear exercise activities. The activities that most of the elderly were interested in were fun activities that did not cause injuries. 2) The comprehensive exercise promotion model, including providing knowledge, presenting models, demonstrating, practicing, and providing incentives. 3) The experimental group and the control group had significantly different exercise promotion behaviors at a statistical significance level of p < .001.