Older Adults’ Functional Performance and Health Knowledge After a Combination Exercise, Health Education, and Bingo Game:

Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

K. Jason Crandall¹ 

关键词: exercise;    older adults;    games;    health education;    health promotion;    functional performance;    intervention;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2333721415613201

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Combining exercise, health education, and the game of bingo may help older adults remain independent. The objective was to determine whether a 10-week health promotion program (Bingocize®) improves functional performance and health knowledge in older adults. Participants were assigned to experimental (n = 13) or control (n = 14) groups. The intervention was administered twice per week at two independent living facilities. Pre and postfunctional performance and health knowledge were measured. Mixed between–within subject ANOVA was used to detect differences between groups (p < .05). Improvements were found in all dependent variables except lower body flexibility, systolic blood pressure, and health knowledge. Adherence was 97.31% ± 2.59%. Bingocize® has the potential to help older adults remain independent by improving functional performance. Statistical improvements in health knowledge were not found, but future researchers may explore modifying the health education component or using a different measure of health knowledge to detect changes.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC