IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jdisab/v4y2023i1p2-26d1308306.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

The Experiences of Older Adults with Dementia of “Balance Wise”—An Individual or Group-Delivered Exercise Programme: A Qualitative Study

Author

Listed:
  • Normala Mesbah

    (Physiotherapy Programme and Center for Healthy Ageing and Wellness (H-CARE), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia
    Centre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research (CHARR), School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand)

  • Meredith Perry

    (Centre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research (CHARR), School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand)

  • Keith D. Hill

    (Rehabilitation Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3199, Australia)

  • Donald Manlapaz

    (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Santo Tomas, Manila 1088, Philippines)

  • Leigh Hale

    (Centre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research (CHARR), School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand)

Abstract

This study aimed to understand the experience of older adults with dementia towards, and the practicality of, the Balance Wise exercise programme. A qualitative study guided by the General Inductive Approach was employed. Ten people with dementia aged 71–87 years who completed the exercise programme and four care partners aged 69–76 years old (three of whom also participated in Balance Wise) were interviewed in dyads. The programme (individually or group delivered) was held once a week for 30 min for 10 weeks and included balance and strength exercises, cognitive training, and other enjoyable physical activities. Interviews were thematically analysed. Three overarching themes were identified (i) decision making, (ii) comprehension, and (iii) perceived benefits. Participants acknowledged their decision to participate was influenced by ‘awareness’ about their declining memory and their ‘health belief’ about the potential benefits of exercise. ‘Perceived benefits’ were influenced by the ‘support system’ and improvement in postural stability. ‘Comprehension’ was, however, an important cognitive ability to understand the purpose of the activities in the programme and facilitated motivation. This study highlighted an important message that such programmes should be developed from the end-user perspective, and this included that the programme be flexible and safely delivered, as well as be fun and pleasurable, thus promoting socialisation.

Suggested Citation

  • Normala Mesbah & Meredith Perry & Keith D. Hill & Donald Manlapaz & Leigh Hale, 2023. "The Experiences of Older Adults with Dementia of “Balance Wise”—An Individual or Group-Delivered Exercise Programme: A Qualitative Study," Disabilities, MDPI, vol. 4(1), pages 1-16, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jdisab:v:4:y:2023:i:1:p:2-26:d:1308306
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7272/4/1/2/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7272/4/1/2/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Mohamad Asyraf Adzhar & Donald Manlapaz & Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh & Normala Mesbah, 2022. "Exercise to Improve Postural Stability in Older Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review of Randomized Control Trials," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(16), pages 1-15, August.
    2. Normala Mesbah & Meredith Perry & Leigh Hale & Keith D. Hill & Amanda Wilkinson, 2023. "Perspectives of People with Mild to Moderate Cognitive Impairment and Their Caregivers about Physical Activity and Exercise for Fall Prevention: A Qualitative Study," Disabilities, MDPI, vol. 3(2), pages 1-14, May.
    3. Annabelle Long & Claudio Di Lorito & Pip Logan & Vicky Booth & Louise Howe & Vicky Hood-Moore & Veronika van der Wardt, 2020. "The Impact of a Dementia-Friendly Exercise Class on People Living with Dementia: A Mixed-Methods Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(12), pages 1-20, June.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Annabelle Long & Stephen Timmons & Claudio Di Lorito & Vicky Booth & Pip Logan, 2023. "“We Just Don’t Know Where They Are”: The Geographical Distribution of Exercise Classes for Older People, Including Those Living with Dementia in the East Midlands," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-13, January.
    2. Longhai Zhang & Jiawei Guo & Jing Zhang & Ling Zhang & Yanbing Li & Shutong Yang & Wenfei Zhu & Fei Guo, 2023. "Interactive Cognitive Motor Training: A Promising Approach for Sustainable Improvement of Balance in Older Adults," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(18), pages 1-15, September.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jdisab:v:4:y:2023:i:1:p:2-26:d:1308306. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.