本研究之目的是在探討功能性運動介入對養護機構高齡者功能性體適能之影響,於研究方法上,以高雄地區養護機構之六十五歲以上為對象,採實驗研究法進行研究,以隨機方式選取機構並隨機分組,分為實驗組及控制組各12名。實驗組進行10週功能性運動介入,每週5次,每次30~50分鐘的功能性運動介入,控制組則無任何運動計畫。並使用二因子混合設計變異數分析(two-way mixed design ANOVA)及t-test進行相關統計分析,本研究結果發現,受試者在柔軟度、坐到站、右手握力、平衡、繞物回坐、移位、平地上行走及巴氏總分等皆有顯著性之改善。根據研究結果,本研究從運動方案規劃的觀點建議養護機構經營者,可依不同日常生活功能能力之高齡者系統的規劃運動課程,對長期居住在養護機構內高齡者之功能性體適能應會有所助益。
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of functional exercise intervention on physical fitness of the elderly in nursing care facilities. Methods: Paricipants were elder residents recruited from nursing care facilities in Kaohsiung. Experimental methodology was employed, and subjects were randomly separated into experimental group and control group with 12 Paricipants in each group. Paricipants of experimental group performed 10 weeks of moderate-intensity functional exercise, during which they exercised five times per week, and each exercise session lasted for thirty minutes while subjects of control group did not perform any kind of intervention. Data were collected and analyzed by statistical tests such as two-way mixed design ANOVA and t-test. Results: After 10 weeks of intervention, subjects showed significant improvements in flexibility, sit-to-stand, grip of right, balance, get-up-and-go, shift activities, walking, and Barthel Index. Conclusion: From the perspective of program planning, we suggest that health care facilities develop various of exercise programs systematically for the elderly based on their functional living skills. Developing exercise programs will be beneficial for the institutionalized elderly to improve their physical fitness in the long term.