DEVELOPMENT OF EXERCISE PROGRAM LOWER EXTREAMITIES IN THE ELDERLY TO PREVENT FALL IN SAPPHAYA HOSPITAL CHINAT PROVINCE

Abstract

This research and development were 1) Development of program to prevent fall 2) to access the effectiveness of the program by TUGT and FTSST.The sample was specifically selected from elderly aged over 60 years screened for risk of falls. A total of 44 participants were 2 groups, one group to control group who lived in khaokaew and experimental group received program who is Sapphaya. The research has 3 phases. Phase 1 Assess the situation and analyze the problem causes of falls. Phase 2 developed the program. Phase 3 assess to program by TUGT and FTSST. Data analysis using content analysis for qualitative and quantitative data using Paired-T-test and Independent T-test with level of significance 0.05.

The result of phase 1 Elderly people in Sapphaya District increased incidence of falls and no have program for prevention falls. Phase 2 Created and developed lower extremities exercise program to increased muscle strength and decreased risk of falls. Phase 3 The result that before applying the program control group and experimental group TUGT and FTSST not statistically different after the program the control group not different statistically p-value = 0.05. The experimental group decrease of timed in TUGT and FTSST statistically different p-value < 0.01Comparing between two groups in experimental group decrease of timed to TUGT and FTSST difference control group statistically different p-value < 0.01.

Therefore, this research can be usefully and extend to develop fall prevention in elderly.