DEVELOPMENT OF EXERCISE BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION MODEL FOR SOCIAL-BOUNDED ELDERLY WITH OBESITY IN CHACHOENGSAO PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of this developmental study are 1) To study causes and factors affecting exercise behaviors of social-bounded elderly with obesity in Chachoengsao Province. 2) To develop a model to modify the exercise behavior of social-bounded elderly with obesity that is consistent and appropriate to the context in Chachoengsao Province. 3) To assess the use of exercise behavior modification model of social-bounded elderly with obesity in Chachoengsao Province. The results showed that four factors affect exercise behavior of social-bounded elderly people with obesity in Chachoengsao Province: (1) support from community organizations, family, friends, health workers from exercise, (2) knowledge, (3) self-efficacy about exercise and obesity, and (4) results expectations regarding exercise and obesity, found that community organizations, family, friends, health workers from exercise has the highest predictive power (Beta=0.388, p-value <0.001) followed by knowledge. (Beta=-0.104, p-value=0.031) self-efficacy about exercise and obesity (Beta=0.220, p-value< 0.001) and results expectations regarding exercise and obesity (Beta=-0.184,p-value=0.003) at the statistical significance level of 0.05. The researcher used the above variables as a framework for  developing a model to modify the exercise behavior of social-bounded elderly people with obesity. When using the model to study the effectiveness, it was found that after the experiment, the social-bounded elderly people between the experimental group and the control group found that behavior modification, waist circumference, and body mass index were different. The experimental group had higher scores than the control group. Statistically significantly at the 0.05 level.