The Effect of 8 Weeks of core stability and core stability_mindfulness exercises on the Balance of Older Women in Nursing Centers of Kermanshah

This study was designed to investigate the effect of 8 weeks Core‌‌stability and corestability_mindfulness exercises on balance performance In female older adults in nursing Centers of Kermanshah.

Was a semi experimental study, With pre-test, post-test design and control group. After selecting the center randomly, 30elderly women between eligible volunteers, randomly selected and divided to experimental-groups1,2 & control-group. Experimental group1 performed corestability_mindfulness exercise, experimental group2 performed corestability exercise, also control group continued their usual daily life. In pre-test, static balance was measured using Sharpenedromberg test and dynamic equilibrium using berg test. Experimental group1 and2, for 8weeks and 3weekly sessions each 45minutes, received their special exercises. Then the post-test was conducted with the same pre-test procedure. Data analysis was performed using Paired t-test, One-way analysis of variance and Scheffe Post Hoc.

The findings showed that performance of the experimental group1 and2 have been significantly improved from pre-test to post-test. The difference between groups was significant in comparison between groups; the results of scheffe posthoc test showed that the experimental group1 compared with control group had a significant different. But there was no significant difference between other groups.

The results show that combining core stability physical exercises with mindfulness exercises can be beneficial for the balance of femahe older adults.