Development of Exercise Program by Applying Soeng Sa Nai Dance for Elderly with Hypertension

Abstract

This applied research aimed to create and develop an exercise training program for elderly with hypertension. The samples were 45 elderly women with hypertension aged between 60-79 years old selected by purposive sampling of which 30 participants joining the exercise. The research instruments were created by the researchers consisting of the exercise training program using the applied Soeng Sa Nai Dance and the satisfaction assessment form. The data were analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. The findings were: 1. The developed exercise training program using the applied Soeng Sa Nai Dance was an aerobic exercise training program with a moderate exercise level between 50-70% of HR max divided into 3 phases, i.e. a) 5-min, warm-up period consisted of 4 postures: stomping feet, stretching front of the legs, stretching arms, and stretching back of the legs. b) The 20-min. exercise period consisted of 9 postures: Bucha, Jaew Rua, Lob Leak, Nang Eye, Nang Tiam, Long Rua, Rua Teab Tha, and La. c) The 5-min. cool down period consisted of four postures as same as the warm-up period. The content validity by using Item-Objective Congruence Index of this exercise program was 0.81. 2. After joining the program of 12 weeks (30 min, per day with 3 days a week), it was found that the overall satisfactions of the elderly women participating in the program was at a moderate level with the average score of 3.39.