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Medical self-care education for elders
— a controlled trial to evaluate impact | | Author(s) | Eugene C Nelson, Gregory McHugo, Paula Schnurr |
| Journal title | American Journal of Public Health, vol 74, no 12, 1984 |
| Pages | pp 1357-1362 |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; Self care capacity ; Medical care ; Adult Education ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The authors conducted a trial in two communities in New Hampshire, US, to evaluate the impact of medical self-care education on 330 older people whose average age was 71. The test group participated in a 13-session education intervention with training in clinical medicine, lifestyle, and use of health services. The comparison group received a two-hour demonstration. Both groups were assessed pre-intervention, post-intervention and one year after entry. Results indicate that medical self-care instruction produces: substantial improvements that were sustained for one year, skills performance, and skills confidence. The instruction also stimulates many attempts to improve lifestyle, and generates improvements in quality of life. The course had little influence on medical care use or health status. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980623228 A |
| Classmark | CC: CA: LK: GP: 4C: 7T * |
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