Community Capacity Building Exercise Maintenance Program for Frail Elderly Women.
10.1016/j.anr.2017.06.001
- Author:
Sun Yi HONG
1
;
Soo Young JUN
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Suseong University, Daegu, South Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
elderly;
community;
exercise;
maintenance
- MeSH:
Adipose Tissue;
Aged;
Body Composition;
Capacity Building*;
Exercise;
Female;
Frail Elderly*;
Humans;
Physical Fitness;
Quality of Life
- From:Asian Nursing Research
2017;11(3):166-173
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of community capacity building exercise maintenance program for frail elderly women. METHODS: A quasiexperimental pretest-posttest design was used with nonequivalent control group. The experimental group (n = 22) received community capacity building exercise maintenance program, whereas the control group (n = 23) received health physical exercise program for 16 sessions over 8 weeks. The data of physical fitness, body compositions, self-efficacy, and health-related quality of life were collected three times for both group: before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, and 8 weeks after the intervention. Analyses were conducted using χ2 test, t test, Fisher's exact test, and repeated measures analysis of variance. RESULTS: Compared to the control group, muscular strength (p = .002), static balance (p = .013), muscular endurance (p = .003), self-efficacy (p < .001), and health-related quality of life (p = .030) were significantly improved in the experimental group. In addition, body fat percentage (p = .005) in this group was significantly decreased after the community capacity building exercise maintenance program. CONCLUSION: Theses results indicated that a community capacity building exercise maintenance program is feasible, and associated with exercise maintenance among frail elderly women.
