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ArticleBMC geriatrics2022

Applying the PDSA cycle to a group activity promoting lifestyle change for the active ageing of older Thai adults - a focused ethnography.

Manothai Wongsala, Sirpa Rosendahl, Pornpun Manasatchakun, Els-Marie Anbäcken

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Article in BMC geriatrics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Manothai WongsalaSchool of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Hamngatan 15, Box 325, 631 05, Eskilstuna, Sweden. manothai.wongsala@mdh.se.
Sirpa RosendahlSchool of Health Sciences, University of Skövde, Högskolevägen, Box 408, S-54 128, Skövde, Sweden.
Pornpun ManasatchakunBoromarajonani College of Nursing Chiang Mai, 201 Don Kaew Subdistrict, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai, 50180, Thailand.
Els-Marie AnbäckenSchool of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Hamngatan 15, Box 325, 631 05, Eskilstuna, Sweden.
Mälardalen University · SEBoromarajonani College of Nursing · THUniversity of Skövde · SE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe proportion of the older Thai population is increasing rapidly. Lifestyle may impact active ageing in later life. Interventions that empower older Thai adults to initiate and carry out lifestyle changes are needed. This study applied the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle, a tool for improving lifestyle changes, with the aim of exploring interactions among older Thai adults when participating in group activities.

methodFocused ethnography was used based on participant observations, field notes and video recordings of 15 older Thai adults aged 62-78 years.

resultsOlder Thai adults faced difficulties at the beginning since they were unfamiliar with initiating and carrying out lifestyle changes according to the PDSA concept. This provided a learning opportunity enabling older Thai adults to reach their individual goals of lifestyle change.

conclusionsThe PDSA cycle has the potential to empower older adults in group contexts to promote lifestyle changes related to active ageing.

Indexed as

AgingLife StyleAgedAnthropology, CulturalHumansLearningThailandActive ageingBehaviour Lifestyle changeLifestyle choiceOlder adultsPDSA cycleThailand

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PMID35148688
PMCPMC8840556
OpenAlexW4211047079

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