Exploration Physical Fitness and it’s Related Factors for Elderly

• Main Authors: 老年人健康體能相關因素之探討, 顏秀琇
• Other Authors: Hung-Ru Lin, Ph.D.
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/62430506623872356532

碩士 === 國立臺北護理健康大學 === 護理研究所 === 102 === Elderly body functions degenerate with age, making Activities of daily living are restricted, resulting in reduced quality of life in elderly. Past studies have shown that regular exercise can effectively delay the degradation of body function, and enhance their quality of life. This study to understand the demographic characteristics, physical fitness, quality of life and the status of the elderly related factors, and then analyze the predictive quality of life. This study used a descriptive correlational design, convenience sampling was carried out at a multi-service centers in Taipei and other care centers were recruited from August 2013 to November 2013 ended. Received a total of 200 cases, aged between 65 to 96 years of age, 79.5 years (standard deviation 7.69). Research tools include basic demographic tables, simple intelligence assessment, activities of daily living scale, quality of life and physical fitness scale test facilities using SPSS for window 20.0 version for data analysis. The study found that older their physical fintess and quality of life worse , worse perceived health status were also worse quality of life , and quality of life with their families and those who live alone are more older people living in institutions is good, suffering from a chronic disease , their quality of life compared with those who suffer from chronic diseases are two good ; activities of daily living more independently , there are those who establish regular exercise their quality of life is better. In addition to physical fitness and healthy sit stand walk negatively correlated, and the rest are positive. Further analysis of the factors in predicting quality of life of the elderly, showed that perceived health status, suffering from several chronic diseases, daily living conditions, two minutes standing still on the quality of life aspects of physical iii health explanation amounted to 54.0%; and exercise habits 30 seconds with one hand and then on the quality of life weightlifting mental health aspects of interpretation amounted to 14.5%. For future study, researchers can conduct the physical fitness and quality of life among the different ethnic groups in the future for the same time collect health and to understand the physical health of the elderly long-term quality of life for long-term prospective cohort to learn over time, physical fitness and quality of life correlation between change and influence . And for different counties elderly communities and organizations to detect physical fitness and quality of life interviews, build physical fitness seniors nationwide norm to establish physical training for the elderly, improve the quality of life in old age.