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Effectiveness of a Disability Preventive Intervention for Minority and Immigrant Elders: The Positive Minds-Strong Bodies Randomized Clinical Trial

Authors :
Alegría, Margarita
Frontera, Walter
Cruz-Gonzalez, Mario
Markle, Sheri Lapatin
Trinh-Shevrin, Chau
Wang, Ye
Herrera, Lizbeth
Ishikawa, Rachel Zack
Velazquez, Esther
Fuentes, Larimar
Guo, Yuying
Pan, Janet
Cheung, Megan
Wong, Jeanine
Genatios, Urania
Jimenez, Aida
Ramos, Zorangelí
Perez, Giselle
Wong, Josephine Yankau
Chieng, Ching-King
Bartels, Stephen J.
Duan, Naihua
Shrout, Patrick E.
Source :
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry: Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry; December 2019, Vol. 27 Issue: 12 p1299-1313, 15p
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

•This multisite clinical trial tests whether Positive Minds-Strong Bodies (PMSB), a disability prevention intervention offered in four languages, is acceptable to minority and immigrant elders and feasible to be offered by paraprofessionals.•The 6-month intent-to-treat analyses showed significant intervention effects in improving late-life functioning and lowering mood symptoms while the 12-month analyses showed sustained significant effects on self-reported disability, disability days, and mood symptoms.•The PMSB intervention shows promise in preventing disability in a diverse sample of minority and immigrant elders.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10647481 and 15457214
Volume :
27
Issue :
12
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry: Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs50875386
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2019.08.008