Reducing Isolation Among Inner-City Elders: An Outcome Evaluation  

Oleh:

Greenwald, Howard P. ; Beery, William L.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Health Promotion Practice vol. 2 no. 3 (Jul. 2001), page 233-241.
Fulltext: 233.pdf (67.97KB)

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The research reported here evaluates outcomes of an intervention designed to reduce isolation and improve health and quality of life within a multiracial population of elders in Seattle. Carried out by a coalition of community groups, this intervention aimed at linking potentially isolated older people with individual peers, individuals outside their own age group, and social, volunteer, and community groups. A 3-year, longitudinal study was conducted on 87 elders. A statistically significant relationship was found between participation in the intervention and group attendance at least 1 year after the intervention; a near-significant relationship was found between participation in the intervention and contact with non- elders. No relationships were found between the intervention and health status or quality of life, although, such relationships may be detectable in longer term follow-up studies.

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