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Effect of an Integrated Healthcare Program for Korean Rural Older Adults: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Studies have been conducted on the development of healthcare programs for older adults in rural areas, not only in Asia but also in Europe and the United States. However, these reports have been limited by largely non-comprehensive results, lack of demand surveys, or programs with no systematic deve...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7551472/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32751446 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8030244 |
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author | Kim, Hyuk Joon Kim, Hye Young Yang, Youngran Ko, Eun |
author_facet | Kim, Hyuk Joon Kim, Hye Young Yang, Youngran Ko, Eun |
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description | Studies have been conducted on the development of healthcare programs for older adults in rural areas, not only in Asia but also in Europe and the United States. However, these reports have been limited by largely non-comprehensive results, lack of demand surveys, or programs with no systematic development. The purpose of this study was to develop an integrated healthcare program for rural older adults and investigate the effects of the program. A nonequivalent control group pretest–posttest design was used. Subjects were aged over 65 and lived in the rural community. The integrated healthcare program involved 12 three-hour sessions over 12 weeks. Compared with the control group, the experimental group demonstrated significant differences in both upper extremities strengths (t = 2.74, p = 0.008; t = 2.03, p = 0.047), static balance (z = −2.38, p = 0.017), dynamic balance (t = −4.82, p < 0.001), loneliness (t = −3.02, p = 0.003), and role self-efficacy (t = 2.39, p = 0.020), but no differences for ego integration (t = 1.51, p = 0.137). To improve physical, mental, and social health of the rural older adults, we developed an integrated healthcare program. The program improved physical functions, loneliness, and role self-efficiency of the rural older adults. Therefore, it is recommended that healthcare professionals actively apply this program in primary healthcare institutes and elsewhere. |
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spelling | pubmed-75514722020-10-14 Effect of an Integrated Healthcare Program for Korean Rural Older Adults: A Quasi-Experimental Study Kim, Hyuk Joon Kim, Hye Young Yang, Youngran Ko, Eun Healthcare (Basel) Article Studies have been conducted on the development of healthcare programs for older adults in rural areas, not only in Asia but also in Europe and the United States. However, these reports have been limited by largely non-comprehensive results, lack of demand surveys, or programs with no systematic development. The purpose of this study was to develop an integrated healthcare program for rural older adults and investigate the effects of the program. A nonequivalent control group pretest–posttest design was used. Subjects were aged over 65 and lived in the rural community. The integrated healthcare program involved 12 three-hour sessions over 12 weeks. Compared with the control group, the experimental group demonstrated significant differences in both upper extremities strengths (t = 2.74, p = 0.008; t = 2.03, p = 0.047), static balance (z = −2.38, p = 0.017), dynamic balance (t = −4.82, p < 0.001), loneliness (t = −3.02, p = 0.003), and role self-efficacy (t = 2.39, p = 0.020), but no differences for ego integration (t = 1.51, p = 0.137). To improve physical, mental, and social health of the rural older adults, we developed an integrated healthcare program. The program improved physical functions, loneliness, and role self-efficiency of the rural older adults. Therefore, it is recommended that healthcare professionals actively apply this program in primary healthcare institutes and elsewhere. MDPI 2020-07-30 /pmc/articles/PMC7551472/ /pubmed/32751446 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8030244 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Kim, Hyuk Joon Kim, Hye Young Yang, Youngran Ko, Eun Effect of an Integrated Healthcare Program for Korean Rural Older Adults: A Quasi-Experimental Study |
title | Effect of an Integrated Healthcare Program for Korean Rural Older Adults: A Quasi-Experimental Study |
title_full | Effect of an Integrated Healthcare Program for Korean Rural Older Adults: A Quasi-Experimental Study |
title_fullStr | Effect of an Integrated Healthcare Program for Korean Rural Older Adults: A Quasi-Experimental Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Effect of an Integrated Healthcare Program for Korean Rural Older Adults: A Quasi-Experimental Study |
title_short | Effect of an Integrated Healthcare Program for Korean Rural Older Adults: A Quasi-Experimental Study |
title_sort | effect of an integrated healthcare program for korean rural older adults: a quasi-experimental study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7551472/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32751446 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8030244 |
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