ArticleClinical interventions in aging2016
Effectiveness of the Vital Aging program to promote active aging in Mexican older adults.
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- Effect of a Community Gerontology Program on the Control of Metabolic Syndrome in Mexican Older Adults.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- How Do Older Portuguese and Mexican Adults Experience Their Sexual Well-Being? A Cross-Cultural Qualitative Study.Archives of sexual behavior · 2021Article
- An ecological approach to the development of an active aging measurement in urban areas (AAMU).BMC public health · 2021Article
- Cognitive Functioning, Life Satisfaction, and Their Relationship with the Financial Attitudes of Older Individuals Who Participate in an Active Aging Program.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- The power of knowledge about dementia in Latin America across health professionals working on aging.Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2020Article
- Community Gerontology Model for Healthy Aging Developed in Mexico Framed in Resilience and Generativity.Journal of cross-cultural gerontology · 2019Article
- Influence of the Self-Perception of Old Age on the Effect of a Healthy Aging Program.Journal of clinical medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
introductionAging is not only a population phenomenon but also an experience and an individual reality. Vital Aging
methodsSeventy-six older adults aged 60 years and over participated in a quasi-experimental study and were recruited in a senior center to participate in the two experimental conditions: Vital Aging face-to-face (VA-FF) (n=35) and Vital Aging combined (VA-C; multimedia/face-to-face) (n=15), and the remaining 26 adults were assigned to a control group. Pretest and posttest assessments were performed after the theoretical-practical intervention. Mean differences and size effects were calculated for estimating the effect of the program.
resultsAt the end of the study, participants showed improvements in the active aging outcome measures. Positive effects were observed in the frequency of intellectual, cultural - artistic, and social activities, perceptions of aging, satisfaction with social relationships, and self-efficacy for aging. Additionally, those who participated in VA-FF showed better memory performance, meta-memory, and a trend to report less memory problems, while older persons in VA-C showed a trend to have better life satisfaction. No effects were observed in physical activity, frequency of social relationships, and subjective health.
conclusionFindings show that the Vital Aging program in face-to-face and combined versions encourages active aging in Mexican older persons. These results are in general similar to those found in editions performed in Spain, revealing its consistency as a cross-cultural practical initiative for promoting active aging.
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