Abstract
The health benefits of physical activity and exercise are well documented and these effects could help elderly individual. This study aimed to assess stress level and implement Physical activities program to elevate stress among elderly women. Subjects and method: This study was conducted at geriatric clubs at Assiut city. The study included forty two elderly women randomly assigned to intervention Each elderly women was evaluated through bio socio demographic characteristics and Perception of life stressors questioners. Results showed that there were statistically significant improvement in pre and post physical activities program on stress level among elderly women. The study concluded that application physical activity program for elderly women with stress have significant therapeutic effect on stress symptom among elderly women. Recommendation: Physical exercises to be apart of activities of daily living for elderly women and health education for elderly women about important of regular Physical exercises.
Highlights
The resent research proved that there an integration between psychiatric mental health nurse and geriatric nurse from this view found that stress in older adults has unique contributing factors, such as the loss of an elderly spouse or friends
The physical activity interventions that could reduce the burden of stress in female in late life(3).According to the American Institute of Stress reported that sixty percent of all human illnesses are caused by stress
Physical exercise may be efficient in reducing stress among the aged, regular exercise or physical activities program help individual to promote cognitive function along with mental wellbeing with sense of purpose in ones life(19)
Summary
Effect of physical activities program on stress level among elderly women Somaya Abou Abdou :Assistant Professor of Psychiatric -Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University, Ismailia Ola Ali Abd El-Fatah Ali Saray:lecturer of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University Hanaa Mouhktar Ibrahim:lecturer of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University Saieda Abd-Elhameed Abd-Elaziz:lecturer of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University
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