Enhancing Quality of Life based on Physical Activity for Indonesian Elderly: A Preliminary Study for Design Recommendation

Wianto, Elizabeth and Chen, Yun-Hen and Chang, Chun-Yang and Chen, Chien-Hsu and Lin, Yang-Chang and Kaburuan, Emil Robert (2019) Enhancing Quality of Life based on Physical Activity for Indonesian Elderly: A Preliminary Study for Design Recommendation. In: 5th International Conference on New Media Studies (CONMEDIA 2019), October 09-11, 2019, Bali.

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Abstract

The changing term from active aging concept to healthy aging expressed by the World Health Organization (WHO) proves that this population is the priorities now. Since 2015, Indonesia has already been in the state of Aging Population with falling fertility rates and rising life expectancy. Considering the increasing number of the elderly population in Indonesia, then the study in this area becomes essential. This preliminary study tries to determine the relationship between physical activities and quality of life in order to explore the specific type of physical activities done by the elderly. Descriptive statistics were done in the form of mean, standard deviation and percentages to summarize the sample based on characteristics, PASE (Physical Activities Score for Elderly) and OPQOL-Brief (Older People Quality of Life - Brief). The findings of this study showed that the elderly in Indonesia was less active in moderate, strenuous sport, and muscle activities, thus possibly increasing the risk of Sarcopenia. Considering the existing condition and broader range of Sarcopenia’s prevalence, there are three design recommendations in the form of a modified free weight device to change the elderly’s sedentary to become a more active lifestyle. Each option represents different consideration as follows: nurture association, gamification, social network, time of use, and progress detection.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Aging Society, Physical Activities, Strength Training
Subjects: N Fine Arts > NX Arts in general
Depositing User: Perpustakaan Maranatha
Date Deposited: 06 Mar 2021 01:41
Last Modified: 06 Mar 2021 01:41
URI: http://repository.maranatha.edu/id/eprint/27512

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