Effects of a Muscle-Strengthening Program Using Thai Traditional Ramwong Dance on a Nine-Square Grid Combined with Weighted Sandbags on Muscle Strength and Physical Balance in Older People in Suphanburi
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This quasi-experimental research with two groups pretest–posttest design aimed to examine the effects of a muscle strengthening program using Thai Traditional Ramwong dance on a nine-square grid combined with weighted sandbags on muscle strength and balance among older people in Suphanburi Province. The sample consisted of 52 older adults. Participants were assigned to an experimental group and a control group using matched pairs based on age and level of activities of daily living, with 26 participants in each group. Data were collected using muscle strength, balance assessments, and a self-efficacy questionnaire with Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of .87. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, and the Mann–Whitney U test.
The results revealed that older people in the experimental group, after participating in the muscle strengthening program using Thai Traditional Ramwong dance on a nine-square grid combined with weighted sandbags demonstrated increased scores in perceived self-efficacy and muscle strength, and decreased time in balance performance compared to before the intervention (Z = 4.46, 4.46, 4.46, p < .001) and compared to the control group (Z = 4.46, 4.51, 4.70, p < .001), with statistical significance at the .05 level.
Public health agencies and local administrative organizations can apply this program to promote muscle strength and balance among community-dwelling older adults.
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