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Health-Training Intervention for Community-Dwelling Elderly in the SeniorWISE Study.
- Source :
- Archives of Psychiatric Nursing; Apr2010, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p125-136, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- This article describes the outcomes of a psychosocial intervention that tested whether health training could improve health and functional ability in a group of community-residing elderly persons. The health-training intervention consisted of eight 90-minute lecture and discussion classes conducted twice a week for 1 month. In 3 months following the posttest, an additional four booster sessions were delivered once per week for 1 month. Participants received a total of 20 hours of health training. The National Institutes of Health-funded SeniorWISE (Wisdom is Simply Exploration) study was advertised in the community as a program to learn strategies for successful aging. We describe the health curriculum and the health and functional outcomes for a 6-month period at preintervention, postintervention, and postbooster sessions. Complete data were available for 110 individuals. There was a statistically significant change on the Direct Assessment of Functional Status, F(2, 107) = 4.69, P < .012. Health variables remained stable over time. This intervention demonstrated that health training has the potential for noticeable improvement in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living function. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08839417
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 48732984
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2009.06.003