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Implementation and effectiveness of a community-based health promotion program for older adults
Author(s)	Jeffrey I Wallace, David M Buchner, Lou Grothaus
Journal title	The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol 53A, no 4, July 1998
Pages	pp M301-M306
Keywords	Health [elderly] ; Preventative medicine ; Exercise ; Nutrition ; Living in the community ; United States of America.
Annotation	Prevention of functional decline in older people is a national priority in the US, and senior centres have been identified as potentially important venues for health promotion activities. In this study, a trial of multi-component disability prevention programme was conducted at a senior centre, involving 100 older adults, who were recruited for 6 months. All members of the experimental group received an exercise intervention, nutrition counselling, and a home safety assessment. Smoking and alcohol interventions were delivered to at-risk subjects. Results showed that 85% of intervention subjects completed the 6-month programme, with over 90% attendance at exercise classes. After 6 months, the intervention group had significantly better score on 7 of 8 Short-Form (SF-36) health survey and fewer depressive symptoms than controls. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-981026418 A
Classmark	CC: LK2: CEA: CF: K4: 7T
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