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A social health services model to promote active ageing in Mexico
— design and evaluation of a pilot programme | | Author(s) | Ricardo Perez-Cuevas, Svetlana V Doubova, Laura Angelica Bazaldua-Merino |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 35, no 7, August 2015 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, August 2015 |
| Pages | pp 1457-1480 |
| Source | journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Health [elderly] ; Quality of life ; Evaluation ; Pilot ; Mexico. |
| Annotation | The objective of the study was to design and evaluate a pilot programme aimed at promoting the active ageing of older adults at the Mexican Institute of Social Security. The study was conducted in three stages: (a) design; (b) implementation; and (c) before-after evaluation through analysis of changes in functional status, occupational functioning and health-related quality of life. To overcome the limitations of the study design, the authors evaluated the effect of 80% adherence to the programme on the outcome variables using the generalised linear regression models (GLM). Two hundred and thirty-nine older adults agreed to participate, of whom 65% completed the programme. Most were women; the average age was 77 years. Adherence to the programme was higher than 75 per cent for the group who completed active ageing services, and less than 60% for the drop-out group. Overall, 46% of older adults reached an adherence level of 80% or higher. Adherence was significantly associated with improved quality of life total score (coefficient 2.7, p<0.0001) and occupational functioning total score (coefficient 2.2, p<0.0001). Participation of older adults in an active ageing programme may improve their health-related quality of life and occupational functioning. It is necessary to identify the potential barriers and to implement strategies to improve the recruitment and retention rates during the intervention. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150717205 A |
| Classmark | BG: CC: F:59: 4C: 4UC: 7TY |
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