Influence of Sit Muscle Strength Training and Game on Elderly

Influence of Sit Muscle Strength Training and Game on Elderly

Objective: The study aims to understand the physical function, body composition, mental state, behavior, depression, and life quality change of the elderly in a long-term care before and after the intervention. Four interventional activities are sitting strength training, games, sitting strength training with games, and health education.

Expected results: (1) The program will facilitate arrange activities that are beneficial to the body and mind, activate bodily functions, and promote the quality of life of the elderly in Taiwan. (2) The program can compare the effectiveness of different trainings for the elderly and provide a reference for future implementation planning. (3) Evidence of the empirical study of this program can provide future comparisons with other domestic and foreign studies.

1.Inclusion Criteria:

1. Elderly persons between the age of 60 and 100 who take long-term care of the relevant units do not have limited sports
2. stable condition with sufficient physical strength: at least one hour sitting in the wheelchair or bed edge.
3. Subjects in the past month tended to live in static state (less than 150 minutes of exercise time per week).

2.Exclusion Criteria:

1. Serious illness / unstable status (judged by medical staff), such as serious cardiopulmonary diseases, severe malignant tumor (assessment from medical personnel), severe malnutrition (mini nutrition assessment scale 0-7 points).
2. Unstable weight over the past six months (> ± 4 kg).