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Assessment Of The Environmental Support For Physicalactivity Scale Among Thai Elderly, M Leethong-In, J Yunibhand, Y Aungsuroch, Jk. Magilvy
Assessment Of The Environmental Support For Physicalactivity Scale Among Thai Elderly, M Leethong-In, J Yunibhand, Y Aungsuroch, Jk. Magilvy
Chulalongkorn Medical Journal
Introduction : The Environmental Support for Physical Activity Questionnaire (ESPA)was developed for older people in western country. However, due todifferent geographical features and lifestyle between countries,modification to the ESPA has been made to create “the ThaiEnvironmental Support for Physical Activity (TESPA)”.Objective : To verify the reliability and validity of TESPA.Settings : Twelve communities in six provinces of ThailandResearch design : Cross-sectional design.Patients : Three hundred and twenty older people were randomly selected usingmultistage random sampling.Methods : The content validity was determined by three geriatric experts.The construct validity was approached by structural equation modelingand known-group method. The reliability was analyzed using …
Sufficient Activity Is Important For Mobility Of Well-Functioning Elderly, S Amatachaya, T Thaweewannakij, K Srisim, S Wongsa, K Phiwjinda, L Mato, W. Siritarathiwat
Sufficient Activity Is Important For Mobility Of Well-Functioning Elderly, S Amatachaya, T Thaweewannakij, K Srisim, S Wongsa, K Phiwjinda, L Mato, W. Siritarathiwat
Chulalongkorn Medical Journal
Background : The number of the elderly has been increasing but most of them are not sufficiently active. Thus the information to confirm the importance of sufficient mobility is crucial in order to delay impaired movements and decrease the number of dependent individuals. Objective : To investigate the differences of walking speed and distance, balance control and falls of sufficiently active (exercise and lifestyle active) and the eldery who are not sufficiently active. Setting : Several communities in Khon Kaen province. Research design : A cross-sectional study Subjects : One-hundred and fifty well-functioning elderly, aged 65 - 80 years old. …