A Technology-Based Intervention Impacts Quality of Life for Low-Income Older Adults by Reducing Loneliness and Improving Healthcare Self-Efficacy and Self-Rated Health.
| Autor: | Richards TA; Curry Senior Center, San Francisco, CA, USA., Oman D; University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA., DiMartino A; Curry Senior Center, San Francisco, CA, USA., Kotwal AA; University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.; San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society [J Appl Gerontol] 2024 Oct 09, pp. 7334648241289928. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 09. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/07334648241289928 |
| Abstrakt: | This paper describes a technology program aimed at developing technical skills and confidence, reducing social isolation and loneliness, and increasing healthcare self-management and self-efficacy among older adults. We conducted a mixed-methods study using surveys collected at baseline and 12 months from 90 older adults. Focus group data ( n = 7) collected at 12 months were examined for convergence with key quantitative outcomes, emergent value-related themes, and evaluation of program structure and staff. Outcome data showed improvements in loneliness (Cohen's d = -0.24, p = .004) (validated by qualitative data), self-rated health (d = 0.23, p = .011), and healthcare self-efficacy (d = 0.31, p = .004). Participants with higher healthcare self-efficacy (β = 0.24, p = .03) and higher negative emotions (β = 0.28, p = .01) had greater frequency of internet use to search for health information. Qualitative findings described program mechanisms supporting increases in self-efficacy, including increased technology use and confidence, and values statements demonstrating the meaningfulness of learning technology and its impact on multiple domains of quality of life. Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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