THE STUDY OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY THROUGH GAMES TO PREVENT ELDERLY PEOPLE FROM DEMENTIA OF WAT PHRIK COMMUNITY IN PHITSANULOK

Abstract

The study of physical activity through games to prevent elderly people from dementia of Wat Phrik Community in Phitsanulok was an experimental research. The objectives were 1) to examine physical activity through games to prevent elderly people from dementia and 2) to survey the satisfaction of the use of physical activity through games to prevent elderly people from dementia. The volunteer sampling was used to get 37 elders of Wat Phrik Community in Phitsanulok. The research instruments consisted of 1) a test of physical activity training through the use of games to prevent dementia and 2) a questionnaire on elderly people’s satisfaction with applying games to prevent dementia. The data analysis was calculated through mean, standard deviation, and dependent t-test. The findings revealed that the post-test score of using games to prevent elderly people from dementia was higher than the pre-test score at a .05 level of statistical significance. Additionally, the elderly people were satisfied with the use of physical activity through games to prevent dementia, with the average score at a high level (= 4.33, SD = 0.42).