FLEXIBILITY DEVELOPMENT WITH A MUSCLE STRETCHING PROGRAM FOR IMPROVING PHYSICAL QUALITY OF THE LIFE OF ELDERLY IN CHANTHABURI PROVINCE
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https://doi.org/10.14456/nrru-rdi.2021.49Keywords:
Flexibility development program, Muscle stretching program, Quality of life and elderly body, Flexibility of elderlyAbstract
The objectives of the study were to evaluate the flexibility and physical quality of life of the elderly in Chanthaburi province, and to compare their performance before the experiment and after four and eight weeks when using a muscle stretching program. The sample consisted of 60 people aged between 60-74 years and living in Chanthaburi province. The sample was divided into two equal groups of 30 people, with odd numbers forming the experimental group and even numbers the control group. The instruments included the Charoen Krabuanrat flexibility development program, a flexibility test, and a test used to measure the quality of life in the physical domain with an item discrimination of 0.39-0.80 and a reliability of 0.82. The data were collected according to two experimental schemes and practiced according to the program for 8 weeks, 3 days a week. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, such as mean and standard deviation. To test the hypothesis inferential statistics were employed of a repeated measures t-test. If overall differences were found, the author used Bonferroni methods. The results of the study were as follows: After using the stretching program the elderly in the experimental group had good flexibility and a moderate quality of life. For the control group, they recorded moderate levels of both variables. While the two groups’ performance before the experiment was not significantly different, it was found that the elderly who undertook the muscle stretching program had increased flexibility and an improved physical quality of life.
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