The effects of a movement competence programme on the functional capacity, self-perception and resilience of older adult women
Year: 2007
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Global aging is occurring at an unprecedented rate.South Africa has the highest proportion of older adults in Southern Africa, with nearly 7% of the population over the age of 60 years in 1997.However, although people are living longer, statistics show that they are not necessarily living healthier.The majority of women who outlive men have to deal with more chronic diseases as well as a poorer functional status than the latter.The purpose of the present study was to implement a movement competence programme suited to the needs of South African older adult women; requiring inexpensive apparatus and that can be performed in any environment.A time-series design was used which included follow up testing 9 months after the cessation of the movement competence programme.The intervention group consisted out of 21 (76.14±5.44 years) older adult women, who were randomly selected from a retirement village.The movement competence programme was broad based in nature and was performed in two one hourly sessions a week for 12 weeks.After pre-tests of functional capacity, selfperception and resilience, the older adult women were tested using the Physical Self-Perception Profile (Fox & Corbin, 1989) and the Resilience Scale (Connor & Davidson, 2003) respectively.Significant improvements (p<0.05) were observed in the Berg Balance Scale, 8-Foot Up-and-Go and the Physical Self-Perception's results of the older adult women.No significant (p>0.05)difference was noted in the Barthel Index and Resilience Scale after the 12-week movement competence programme.Follow up testing indicated a significant improvement in the resilience of the older adult women who continued to exercise, compared to those that chose a sedentary lifestyle after the movement competence programme.My utmost thanks and appreciation is extended to the following people: My mom, dad and sister who continued to motivate, encourage, support and pray for me throughout the last two years.May they all be blessed for all the sacrifices they had to individually make in order to provide me with the necessary support for my studies. To both Bronwyn Bock-Jonathon and Prof ES Bressan for all their time and effort that they invested in me throughout the duration of my studies.To mention only a few, their motivation, encouragement, support, patience and compassion are all greatly appreciated far beyond their understanding. To both Miss M. le Roux and Mrs C. Parks for their help in the statistical analysis and editing of this study. My appreciation must also be given to Suzanne Stroebel, the manager of Stellenbosch Biokinetics Centre
Author: Emma Louw
Language: English
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: National Research Foundation
OpenAlex ID: W1546098596