木球運動對社區老人自覺及心理健康與體適能成效之探討

A Study on the Effectiveness of Playing Woodball on the Self-perceived Physical and Psychological Health and Fitness of Community Elderly

葉秀煌(Shiou-Huang Yeh)

《休閒事業研究》 9卷3期 (2011/09) Pp. 84-102

https://doi.org/10.6746/LIR.201109_9(3).0006

摘要

目的：本研究旨在探討從事木球運動對社區老人體適能健康促進之成效。方法：採類實驗法，以重複測量方式進行介入型之研究，採立意取樣自臺中市某社區老人，共取得符合條件者84人；參與研究對象並依其意願分為，木球實驗組(n=40)及木球控制組(n=35)；男性34位、女性41位；木球組平均年齡68歲(SD=4.1)；控制組平均年齡70歲(SD=3.2)。實驗組接受木球運動訓練課程方案介入；運動頻率每週3次，每次活動持續90分鐘。對照組未接受任何運動介入。12週後，所有研究對象再度接受體適能、自覺身體及心理健康狀態檢測，在介入措施前、後十二週，收集各項成效評估指標資料分析，以SPSS for window 14.0進行資料統計分析；統計顯著水準設為α=.05。結果：體適能方面：實驗組在運動介入後，上、下半身肌力、心肺耐力指數、下半身柔軟度、敏捷與動作平衡性均有顯著差異，控制組則無明顯改變；自覺身體方面及心理健康狀態木球組顯著優於控制組。結論：本研究結果顯示持續的、規律的木球運動可以促進老人的體適能狀況，其結果可供日後老人從事木球運動行為之推展與相關研究之参考。

關鍵字

木球運動 ； 體適能 ； 社區老人

並列摘要

Purposes: The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of playing woodball of the improvement of the fitness and health of community elderly. Method: This intervention study used repeated measurements to perform the experiment. This study used purposive sampling to select a total of 84 eligible senior subjects from a community in Taichung City. The subjects were divided into the experimental group (n=40) and control group (n=35) at their own will. 34 male subjects and 41 female subjects were enrolled. The mean age of the experimental group was 68 (SD=4.1), and that of the control group was 70 (SD=3.2). The experimental group received the intervention of woodball training program. They played woodball 3 times per week and 90 minutes every time. The control group did not receive any intervention of sports. After 12 weeks, all the subjects received the tests on fitness and self-perceived physical and psychological health. The data of various assessment indices were collected 12 weeks before/after the intervention for analysis. SPSS for window 14.0 was used to perform statistical analysis. The statistical significant level was α=.05. Results: In terms of fitness: After the sport intervention, there were significant differences in upper/lower body muscle strength, cardiovascular endurance index, lower body flexibility, agility and movement balance of the experimental group, while there was no significant difference in those of the control group. The self-perceived physical and psychological health of the experimental group was significantly better than those of the control group. Conclusions: The results showed that playing woodball continuously and regularly can improve fitness of the elderly. The research results can be provided as reference to future promotion of woodball for the elderly and relevant studies.

並列關鍵字

woodball ； physical fitness ； Community elderly