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Published on: March 7, 2020
Effectiveness of a community-based integrated service model for older adults living alone: A nonrandomized
Eun-Young Noh1, Yeon-Hwan Park2, Belong Cho3
1College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul 103, Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
Objective:
Older adults living alone face physical, emotional, and social health problems, and prefer to age in place (AIP) in their homes. A community-based integrated model for AIP is needed and few studies have identified its impact on older adults living alone.
Methods:
This was a non-randomized prospective study. Participants were 877 community-dwelling older adults living alone, aged above 65 years, in S* city in South Korea. The intervention group (n = 331) received a community-based integrated service (CBIS) model based on AIP for six months from October 2019 to April 2020.
Results:
Scores on frailty (β = -0.377, p < .001), loneliness (β = -1.897, p = .018), and health-related quality of life (β = 4.299, p = .021) significantly improved in the intervention group. Among the intervention group, loneliness scores significantly improved among participants aged under 80 years than those aged over 80 years.
Conclusion:
The CBIS model improved frailty, loneliness, and quality of life in community-dwelling older adults living alone.
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