Effects of the Baslop Dance Exercise Program on the Elderly Club in Chong Mek Subdistrict Sirindhorn District Ubon Ratchathani Province

Abstract

This research consists purposes were 1. to compare systolic blood pressure in the elderly after receiving an exercise program between the group exercising with a baslop dance and the group exercising with a normal method 2. to compare diastolic blood pressure in the elderly after receiving an exercise program between the group exercising with a baslop dance and the group exercising with a normal method and 3. to compare body mass index in the elderly after receiving an exercise program between the group exercising with a baslop dance and the group exercising with a normal method. This was quasi-experimental research. The research instruments included health data recording forms and the Baslob dance exercise program. The study was conducted among 70 elderly individuals, divided into an experimental group of 35 people and a control group of 35 people, selected using purposive sampling. The data were presented using descriptive statistics, including frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and inferential statistics using the independent t-test. The research results showed that 1) the elderly had an average systolic blood pressure of 129.89 mm/Hg (S.D. = 3.42) after receiving the Baslop dance program. This was significantly different from the normal exercise method, which had an average of 144.16 mm/Hg (S.D. = 6.19), with statistical significance at the 0.05 level (p-value < 0.001) 2) The elderly had an average diastolic blood pressure of 86.24 mm/Hg (S.D. = 4.36) after receiving the Baslop dance program. This was significantly different from the normal exercise method, which had an average of 88.72 mm/Hg (S.D. = 4.68), with statistical significance at the 0.05 level (p-value = 0.024) and 3) The elderly had an average body mass index (BMI) of 24.67 kg/m² (S.D. = 2.17) after receiving the Baslop dance program. This was significantly different from the normal exercise method, which had an average of 25.82 kg/m² (S.D. = 2.37), with statistical significance at the 0.05 level (p-value = 0.014).