Evaluation of the Effects of a Frailty Preventing Multi-factorial Program Concentrated on Local Communities for High-risk Younger and Older Elderly People
Autor: | Kwang Ok Lee, Eun Shil Yim, Young Ko, Insook Lee |
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Rok vydání: | 2012 |
Předmět: |
Community and Home Care
Research design Gerontology Nursing (miscellaneous) Health (social science) Activities of daily living Descriptive statistics business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Physical function Social relation Test (assessment) Intervention (counseling) Medicine business human activities Depression (differential diagnoses) |
Zdroj: | Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing. 23:201 |
ISSN: | 1225-9594 |
DOI: | 10.12799/jkachn.2012.23.2.201 |
Popis: | Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of a local community based multi-factorial program for high-risk younger and older elderly people. Methods: The quasi-experimental research design (pretest-post test) was employed. Participants were recruited in Seoul and a total of 98 elders completed an 8-week multifactorial program for preventing frailty. Descriptive statistics, x 2 -test and GLM were used in the data analysis with SPSS/WIN 15.0. Results: The high-risk elderly people in the younger and older stages showed differences in IADL, TUG and BMI, and after being provided with the multi-factorial program for preventing frailty, some effects were shown on improving the total score of frailty, a physical function, TUG, BMI, depression, subjective feeling of health, and social interaction. Conclusion: The 8-week multi-factorial program for preventing frailty had positive effects on improving physical, emotional and social functions of the high-risk elderly people. It is necessary to evaluate the effects after individual intervention as well as group intervention and to evaluate the effects of the program by setting a control group in the future. |
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