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Intervention of a Physical Movement Program “Body Management in Safe Ranges” Enhances Self-Management in Aging

Intervention of a Physical Movement Program “Body Management in Safe Ranges” Enhances Self-Management in Aging

Autori:

Dafna CASPI, Daniela COJOCARU

Cod: ISSN: 1583-3410 (print), ISSN: 1584-5397 (electronic)
Dimensiuni: pp. 248-273



How to cite this article:

Caspi, D., Cojocaru, D. (2021). Intervention of a Physical Movement Program “Body Management in Safe Ranges” Enhances Self-Management in Aging. Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala, 72, 248-273, DOI: 10.33788/rcis.72.16



Abstract:

Active aging is a broad concept in the sociology of aging. It emphasizes the links between health and activity and aging healthily (WHO, 2001a). As a strategy, active aging is to maximize everyone’s potential to improve their individual quality of life. Self-management is a concept to which the idea of active aging is applied. This theory is used in many intervention. Self-management in aging relates to people’s involvement in initiating progressive actions that will prepare them for aging. The Body Management in Safe Ranges (BMSR) program is a self-management program for aging. BMSR uses functional task (FT) movement as a means for managing aging, strengthens participants’ self-efficacy, supports cognitive-motor strategies and movement in safe ranges. We use quasi experiment 2x2x2 design: intervention (experiment – control) X time (before-after) X group (community-retirement residence). For collecting data were used self-management questionnaire (SMAS-30), general self-efficacy questionnaire, BMSR questionnaire (BMSR-21) created for the current study. A significant improvement was found in the intervention group compared to the control group. No difference was found between social networks. Significant improvements were seen in program participants’ reports about their physical abilities and condition, as well as their perceptions of the program, self-efficacy and additional factors encouraging them to improve their day-to-day functional abilities. The higher the final BMSR score given, the better their self-management abilities and self-efficacy. It was found that positive change to managing their bodies in safe ranges correlated to positive changes in self-management and self-efficacy ranges. BMSR is an independent factor that does not depend on social networks and environment or on participants’ starting condition (age, amount of physical exercise, pain levels), can be carried out in varied framework, physical conditions, and abilities for which further research is needed. Changes seen in self-management and self-efficacy measurements in the intervention groups indicate that the BMSR program can serve as a self-management program in old age using movement as a means.

Keywords:

self-management, self-efficacy, aging-management, successful aging, active aging, body management.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33788/rcis.72.16


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