THE PROMOTION ACTIVE AGEING OF EXERCISE AMONG ELDERLY IN HUAI TON SUBDISTRICT MUEANG DISTRICT CHAIYAPHUM PROVINCE

Abstract

The research was purpose of the promotion  active ageing of  exercise  among  elderly in Huai Ton Subdistrict Mueang District Chaiyaphum Province. The sample group was 16 elderly people at in Huai Ton Subdistrict Mueang District Chaiyaphum province. The instrument used in the experiment was Programs to promote vitality through exercise in the elderly include: 1). knowledge about disease prevention in the elderly, organizing exchange groups to learn about risk perception, perceived benefits and barriers, practice in preventing disease in the elderly, deprivation of the lesson “Exercise by engaging with the community”. 2) Participatory Exercise Lesson Plans by a role model for the elderly in the community. The tool used for data collection was an interview (questionnaire) divided into 6 parts was General information, knowledge about disease prevention, recognizing the risk of disease ,perceived benefits and barriers to disease, practice in disease prevention, active ageing test. The data were analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and Wilcoxon Signed Rank Text. The results of the research were as follows : 1) Comparison of knowledge about disease prevention Perceived benefits and obstacles Perception of risk opportunities in disease prevention and for post-experimental behavior, the elderly had increased post-experimental behavior (p<0.05) 2) Comparing the participation in the energy-boosting program by exercise of the elderly, it was found that the participation in the energy-boosting program by exercise of the elderly after the experiment increased (p<0.05).