The Effects of Home Visit Healthcare Using a Complex Program on Community-dwelling Frail Elders' Strength, Frailty, and Depression
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
; : 405-414, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: The purposes of this study were to examine the effects of home visit healthcare using a complex program on community-dwelling frail elders' physical strength, frailty, and depression and to compare the effects among three regions. METHODS: This study was conducted as a quasi-experimental study using one-group pretest-posttest design. A total of 86 subjects were sampled from three regions (metropolis, small city, and rural area). The program was applied for 14 weeks. This program consisted of disease management by a visiting nurse, exercise with a visiting nurse, self exercise, telephone monitoring, health education, counseling, providing handbook, and incentive. Physical strength was measured by balance, upper-limb, and lower-limb muscle strength. Frailty was measured by the Korean Frail Scale and depression was measured by the Geriatric Depression Scale. Paired t-test and ANCOVA were used to analyze the effects. RESULTS: Physical strength, frailty, and depression were significantly improved after applying the complex program. There were not differences among the regions. CONCLUSION: Home visit healthcare using a complex program was effective in improving frail elders' physical strength, frailty, and depression. There were not differences among the regions. Therefore, home visit healthcare using a complex program needs to be expanded to other regions.
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Assunto principal:
Telefone
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Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde
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Educação em Saúde
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Idoso Fragilizado
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Gerenciamento Clínico
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Aconselhamento
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Atenção à Saúde
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Depressão
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Força Muscular
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Enfermeiros de Saúde Comunitária
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article