Minor assignment
My research question is
how to improves balance in older adult
with Thai yoga. The incidence of
accident in older adults is fall down because poor balance function, low
ability to movement bring about to bedridden. The bedridden conduce to poor
quality of life. The solution of this
problem is improve physical functioning with physical activities.
Thai
yoga is an alternative method that compare with other physical activities it’s
suitable for older adults because the
process of Thai yoga use breath with slowly body movement can improve mental health and physical
functioning.
Researchers
who have to investigated at this subject are Chen et al. Oken et al. The former
argues that result with yoga for older adults.
Chen
et al. (2008) argue that the older adults residing in assisted-living centers
who engaged in 6 months of yoga reported an increase in overall physical fitness
in cardio respiratory function, body composition, range of motion, and the ability to sleep; improved
daytime function ; and decreased
depression compared to the control group.
Oken et al. (2006) argue that improved flexibility, balance,
energy level, emotional health less
anxiety and depression ; moreover, sense
of well being in older participants compared to the control group, though no
significant improvement was reported for cognition or alertness.
Debate center on the basic issue of effective of Thai yoga to improve balance and
physical functioning.
My work will be closer to Chen’s
because my experimental design is Quasi pattern. The quasi pattern have to use
the intervention as Thai yoga in order to improve balance and physical
functioning . This study will be conducting a controlled experiment to
investigated whether if Chen’s advice is followed under 6 months period a
treatment group will significantly improve in their balance and physical
functioning.
Hopefully my contribution will be to
ensure a carefully controlled experiment is engage in compare a treatment group
who are given Thai yoga with a control who are not.
Reference
list
Chen, K. M., Hong,
S.M., Chao, H., & Lin, H.(2008). Physical fitness older adults in senior
activity after 24 week silver yoga exercises. Journal of Clinical Nursing,
17, 2634-2646.
Oken, B. S., Flegal,
K., Dehen, C., & Hass, M.(2006). Randomized, controlled, six-month trial of
yoga in healthy senior: Effects on cognition and quality of life. Alternatives
therapies, 12, 40-47.
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