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| Improved self-management ability and well-being in older women after a short group intervention | | Author(s) | I P Kremers, N Steverink, F A Albersnagel |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 10, no 5, September 2006 |
| Pages | pp 476-484 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Older women ; Self care capacity ; Mobility ; Well being ; Longitudinal surveys ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | In the present Dutch randomised controlled trial (RCT), it was investigated whether single women aged 55+ improved with regard to self-management ability, well-being, and social and emotional loneliness after having participated in a newly-designed self-management group intervention based on the Self-Management of Well-being (SMW) theory. The expected mediating effect of self-management ability on well-being was not found. Although self-management ability, well-being and loneliness improved significantly in the intervention group immediately after the intervention, and also remained at this improved level after 6 months, there was also improvement in the control group after 6 months, rendering the longer-term differences between the groups non-significant. It can, however, be concluded that, although the longer term effectiveness could not be proven, this SMW theory-based intervention seems to be useful in supporting older women to improve their self-management ability and well-being. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070112206 A |
| Classmark | BD: CA: C4: D:F:5HH: 3J: 76H |
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