Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of community capacity building exercise maintenance program for frail elderly women. A quasiexperimental pretest-posttest design was used with nonequivalent control group. The experimental group (n=22) received community capacity building exercise maintenance program, whereas the control group (n=23) received health physical exercise program for 16 sessions over 8weeks. The data of physical fitness, body compositions, self-efficacy, and health-related quality of life were collected three times for both group: before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, and 8weeks after the intervention. Analyses were conducted using χ2 test, t test, Fisher's exact test, and repeated measures analysis of variance. Compared to the control group, muscular strength (p=.002), static balance (p=.013), muscular endurance (p=.003), self-efficacy (p<.001), and health-related quality of life (p=.030) were significantly improved in the experimental group. In addition, body fat percentage (p=.005) in this group was significantly decreased after the community capacity building exercise maintenance program. Theses results indicated that a community capacity building exercise maintenance program is feasible, and associated with exercise maintenance among frail elderly women.
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