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Mei Ling Lim1, Amy Sparks1, Nicole Ee1
1The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Resumen
Los programas intergeneracionales que combinan actividades sociales, cognitivas y físicas prometen reducir la fragilidad en adultos mayores. Estas sesiones comunitarias son bien recibidas y factibles, con beneficios potenciales también para los niños.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Gerontología; Salud Pública; Psicología del Desarrollo
Sus antecedentes:
- Los programas intergeneracionales ofrecen un enfoque único incrustado en la comunidad para la reducción del riesgo en adultos mayores, dirigido a la demencia y la fragilidad.
- Estos programas combinan el compromiso social con actividades cognitivas, físicas y centradas en el estilo de vida.
- Existen datos limitados de ensayos clínicos sobre la efectividad de tales programas, especialmente fuera de los Estados Unidos.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Evaluar el impacto de un programa intergeneracional multidominio en la fragilidad de los adultos mayores.
- Evaluar resultados secundarios que incluyen la cognición, el estado de ánimo, la calidad de vida y las conexiones sociales en adultos mayores.
- Examinar los beneficios para el desarrollo de niños en edad preescolar, incluido el lenguaje y la empatía.
Principales métodos:
- El ensayo INTEGRITY es un ensayo controlado aleatorizado por clústeres con lista de espera en Sydney, Australia.
- Las sesiones semanales de 2 horas involucran aproximadamente a 10 adultos mayores y 10 niños en edad preescolar durante 20 semanas.
- Las evaluaciones de resultados incluyen habilidades físicas y cognitivas, índice de fragilidad, estado de ánimo, calidad de vida, conexiones sociales y medidas de desarrollo infantil.
Principales resultados:
- El reclutamiento está en curso con gran interés por parte de los adultos mayores; las tasas de éxito de la selección son del 81,1%.
- 9 de los 44 sitios planificados han completado las sesiones, con 237 adultos mayores asignados.
- La retroalimentación anecdótica es muy positiva por parte de los participantes y educadores, lo que indica factibilidad y compromiso.
Conclusiones:
- Los hallazgos preliminares indican que la práctica intergeneracional es bien recibida y factible para intervenciones comunitarias.
- El análisis de datos adicional proporcionará información sobre los beneficios cognitivos, físicos y sociales para los adultos mayores.
- El estudio también dilucidará las ventajas de desarrollo para los niños participantes.
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