An Application of Doing Exercise for the Elderly People on Android Smartphone

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Nampen Promprasit
Supawadee Mak-on
Somchai Thula

Abstract

This research has 2 objectives: (1) to develop an application to promote doing exercise for the elderly people on Android smartphones; and (2) to study the satisfaction of elderly people with the application to promote doing exercise for the elderly people on Android smartphones. In this research, an application to promote doing exercise was developed for the elderly people who were between 60-69 years old. The application displayed 2 types of exercise: (1) muscle stretches demonstration including the upper body stretches, core body stretches, and lower body stretches, and (2) physical exercises including jogging and running, stick workout, and Tai Chi. The population in this study comprised 105,312 elderly people from 16 districts in Songkhla province; while the samples used in this study were 400 people selected by using the stratified random sampling method. The instrument used in the study was a questionnaire which was evaluated by the experts and had the reliability coefficient of 0.85. Statistics used for data analysis were the mean and standard deviation.  The research results reveal that (1) the elderly people can utilize the application to promote doing exercise by themselves based on the instructions provided in the application; and (2) the overall satisfaction of the elderly people with the application is at the high level (mean = 4.40). When specific aspects of the application are considered, it is found that the elderly people are satisfied with the work performance system of the application at the highest level (mean = 4.46).

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