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Trial reportClinical interventions in aging2014

Self-care telephone talks as a health-promotion intervention in urban home-living persons 75+ years of age: a randomized controlled study.

Kari Sundsli, Ulrika Söderhamn, Geir Arild Espnes, Olle Söderhamn

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Trial report in Clinical interventions in aging, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Kari SundsliDepartment of Social Work and Health Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway ; Centre for Caring Research - Southern Norway, University of Agder, Grimstad, Norway.
Ulrika SöderhamnCentre for Caring Research - Southern Norway, University of Agder, Grimstad, Norway.
Geir Arild EspnesResearch Centre for Health Promotion and Resources, Department of Social Work and Health Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Olle SöderhamnCentre for Caring Research - Southern Norway, University of Agder, Grimstad, Norway.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a telephone-based self-care intervention among urban living individuals 75+ years of age by comparing self-reported perceived health, mental health, sense of coherence, self-care ability, and self-care agency before and after the intervention. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn a randomized controlled study, 15 persons answered a questionnaire about perceived health, mental health, sense of coherence, self-care ability, and self-care agency. In a sex- and age-matched control group (n=15), the same questions were answered. Data were collected before and after intervention. An open-ended question about experiences of the intervention was included in the last questionnaire. The intervention consisted of a first meeting with health professionals and additional five self-care telephone calls. The control group did not receive any intervention or attention except for the questionnaires. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the study group. To compare the intervention group and control group on nominal and ordinal levels, the McNemar test and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, respectively, were chosen.

resultsThirty individuals (14 females and 16 males) participated in the study, ranging in age between 75 and 93 years. A significant difference was obtained in the intervention group regarding mental health. Mental health improved significantly in the intervention group (P=0.037). In the control group, mental health, sense of coherence, self-care ability, and self-care agency showed worse outcome results after the intervention (19 weeks).

conclusionSelf-care telephone talks improved mental health significantly in our sample, and mental health focus could be understood as a possible condition for health promotion to take place. Structured self-care telephone talks have proved to be successful and a relevant method to use in practice.

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AgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHealth PromotionHumansIndependent LivingMaleSelf CareSelf EfficacySense of CoherenceSurveys and QuestionnairesTelephoneUrban Populationcase-control studychangesmental healtholder people

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