ArticleJournal of community health2004
The effectiveness of a health promotion program for the low-income elderly in Taipei, Taiwan.
Article in Journal of community health, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Health Behaviors in Older Adults: A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Cross-sectional analysis of self-efficacy and social capital in a community-based healthy village project in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.BMC international health and human rights · 2015Article
- The Effectiveness of Educational Intervention in the Health Promotion in Elderly people.Iranian journal of public health · 2010Article
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Abstract
This study assessed the effectiveness of a health promotion program for low-income elderly provided by trained low-income home health aides. Indicators of the effectiveness of this program included improvement in physical health, psychosocial health and functional status, including activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) as well as changes in perceived health promotion needs. This evaluation study used a single group pre- and post-test experiment design. After informed consent forms were signed by participants, 89 purposively selected low-income elderly (aged 64-96) completed pre-test structured surveys, while 60 participants (aged 68-96) completed post-test surveys. Post-test scores indicated improved nutritional status (paired t = 2.64, p < .05) and chore management of IADL abilities (paired t = 2.83, p < .01). No significant difference in psychosocial status were found between pre- and post-test scores. Perceived needs for health promotion services decreased after the intervention. The results show that the health promotion services were effective in improving health status and decreasing perceived needs for services among low-income elderly in Taipei. Recommendations based on this study for developing services for the low-income elderly must take health promotion intervention into consideration.
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