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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">3273</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url">http://dx.doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2021.13106</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Effect of Mindful Outdoor Walking on Attention Among Independent Rural Elderly&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Anandh</surname><given-names>S.</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Varadharajulu</surname><given-names>G.</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Alate</surname><given-names>Mahendra M.</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Patil</surname><given-names>Dhiraj Mane</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>5</day><month>01</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>)</volume><issue/><fpage>75</fpage><lpage>79</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Introduction: Mindful walking in other words called __ampersandsignldquo;conscious walking __ampersandsignldquo; technique which has been observed from Afghan nomads who travelled kilometres on foot quickly and effectively. This Afghan walking is a special kind of trekking called __ampersandsignldquo;holistic march__ampersandsignrdquo;, the art of walking with one__ampersandsignrsquo;s conscience. It includes a form of yoga that consciously absorbs energy from the air, synchronizing the steps with breathing pattern.&#13;
Objective: The study aims to find the influence of mindful outdoor walking on attention on independent rural elderly.&#13;
Methods: 192 subjects randomly selected into two groups (undergoing Normal __ampersandsignamp; Mindful walking) were included for the study. Inclusion criteria: All independent elderly above 65yearsof both genders / Independent despite clinical diagnosis as Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, etc. / Post-surgical conditions like PTCS and CABG / medically stable cases excluding Medically unstable cases / Chronic illness __ampersandsignamp; Life-threatening medical issue / Uncooperative, Psychiatric elderly patients / Amputation, Poliomyelitis / Hearing and vision deficit.&#13;
Results: State Mindfulness Scale for Physical activity (SMS - PA). The intervention is of 8 weeks period with regular 30 minutes of walking sessions in the morning for 6 times per week including a10 minutes warm-up sessions / and cool down the procedure for 10 minutes. Using relevant statistical measures the outcome measure had been analyzed. It was observed that the elderly had improved significantly on both state mindfulness of the mind and body of Group B who had undergone Mindful walking. It is so important for physiotherapists to be aware of these strategies and incorporate them into the management of fall prevention among the elderly.&#13;
Conclusion: The study concludes that it will have beneficial effects on the elderly individual__ampersandsignrsquo;s instrumental activities of daily living. The study aims at formulating a self-reliant approach to the elderly and train themselves to their threshold levels of exercise capacity.&#13;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Elderly</kwd><kwd> Mindfulness</kwd><kwd> Meditation</kwd><kwd> Attention</kwd><kwd> Outdoor walking</kwd><kwd> Geriatric Walking Program</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
