Bekhet Abir K, Zauszniewski Jaclene A
a Marquette University, College of Nursing , Milwaukee , Wisconsin , USA.
b Case Western Reserve University, Bolton School of Nursing , Cleveland , Ohio , USA.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2016;37(3):182-9. doi: 10.3109/01612840.2015.1087606. Epub 2016 Mar 15.
The population of older adults is increasing rapidly and is expected to reach 83.7 million by the year 2050. Previous research demonstrates that greater resourcefulness is associated with better quality of life and life satisfaction. The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the effects of a resourcefulness training intervention on positive cognitions, resourcefulness, relocation adjustment, and adaptive functioning among older adults who have relocated to retirement communities. Resourcefulness theory provided the theoretical framework for this study. Forty older adults who relocated to three retirement communities in Milwaukee, WI were randomly assigned to either a diversional activity group or to a resourcefulness training (RT) intervention group. Two older adults dropped out of the study (one from the diversional activity group and one from the RT group), leaving 38 elders. The results of the study indicated that there were slight increases (a trend) in the mean of positive cognitions, relocation adjustment, adaptive functioning, and personal resourcefulness in the expected direction for the RT intervention group as compared to the diversional group. Recommendations for future research include the use of larger and more diverse samples over a longer periods of time (6 weeks and 12 weeks post-intervention) as well as the use of cut scores on the resourcefulness scale so that the RT training intervention is taught to those who need it.
老年人的数量正在迅速增加，预计到2050年将达到8370万。先前的研究表明，更强的足智多谋能力与更高的生活质量和生活满意度相关。这项试点研究的目的是评估足智多谋训练干预对已搬入退休社区的老年人的积极认知、足智多谋能力、搬迁适应和适应性功能的影响。足智多谋理论为本研究提供了理论框架。40名搬入威斯康星州密尔沃基市三个退休社区的老年人被随机分配到一个娱乐活动组或一个足智多谋训练（RT）干预组。两名老年人退出了研究（一名来自娱乐活动组，一名来自RT组），剩下38名老年人。研究结果表明，与娱乐活动组相比，RT干预组在积极认知、搬迁适应、适应性功能和个人足智多谋能力的平均值方面有朝着预期方向的轻微增加（一种趋势）。对未来研究的建议包括在更长的时间段（干预后6周和12周）使用更大且更多样化的样本，以及在足智多谋量表上使用划分分数，以便将RT训练干预传授给有需要的人。
