| Title of Article |
Thai dance exercises benefited functional mobility and fall rates among community-dwelling older individuals |
| Date of Acceptance |
25 October 2019 |
| Journal |
| Title of Journal |
Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal |
| Standard |
SCOPUS |
| Institute of Journal |
World Scientific Publishing Co., Inc. |
| ISBN/ISSN |
1876-441X |
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| Year of Publication |
2019 |
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| Abstract |
Abstract
Background: With dramatic increase in the number of older individuals, special efforts have been made to promote the levels of independence and reduce fall rates among these individuals.
Objectives: To investigate the effects of Thai dance exercises over 6 weeks on functional mobility and the number of faller individuals in community-dwelling older individuals.
Methods: This quasi-experimental design was conducted in sixty-one community-dwelling older subjects completed a Thai dance program for 50 minutes/day, 3 days/week over 6 weeks. They were assessed for their functional mobility relating to levels of independence, and prospectively followed-up for fall data over 6 months.
Results: Subjects improved their functional mobility significantly after 3-week training and improved even further at week 6 (p<0.01). The number of faller individuals obviously decreased from 35% (n = 21) prior to training to only 8% (n = 5) after the program follow-up 6 months (p<0.001).
Conclusions: Thai dance is a form of musical dance exercise that involves whole body movements. The current findings further confirmed benefit of a Thai dance program as an alternative option to promote levels of independence and safety among community-dwelling older adults.
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| Keyword |
Older adult, Fall, Balance, Walking, Cultural dance |
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| Reviewing Status |
มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
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ได้รับการตอบรับให้ตีพิมพ์ |
| Level of Publication |
นานาชาติ |
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| Part of thesis |
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