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KMID : 0607720120230020201
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Journal of Korean Community Nursing
2012 Volume.23 No. 2 p.201 ~ p.211
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Evaluation of the Effects of a Frailty Preventing Multi-factorial Program Concentrated on Local Communities for High-risk Younger and Older Elderly People
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Lee In-Sook
Ko Young
Lee Kwang-Ok
Yim Eun-Shil
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Abstract
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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, x2-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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KEYWORD
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Frail elderly, Prevention, Community
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