Roland Heather, Ilin Shpilkerman Yana, Schaub Jessica, Comeau Ann-Carol
Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Gerontol Geriatr Med. 2021 Dec 17;7:23337214211063102. doi: 10.1177/23337214211063102. eCollection 2021 Jan-Dec.
The Edmonton Seniors Centre Without Walls program provides free health, psychosocial, and educational telephone programming for older adults who experience multiple barriers to traditional in-person programming. The aim of this program evaluation was to assess outcomes of participation using validated scales of loneliness and psychosocial and health quality of life. Telephone interviews were conducted pre ( = 160) and post ( = 99) with participants. Given the variation in average attendance, results were assessed by level of participation: Low, Moderate, and High Users. There was statistically significant improvement in all participants' attitudes towards their self-realization and towards energy levels, and EQ-5D-5L anxiety/depression scale after participation, along with a significant reduction in feelings of social isolation. The highest rates of improvement were seen within High Users. These findings suggest that telephone-based programs could be a useful intervention to improve the wellbeing and socially connectedness of older adults.
埃德蒙顿无墙老年中心项目为那些在参与传统面对面项目时遇到多重障碍的老年人提供免费的健康、心理社会和教育电话服务。本项目评估的目的是使用经过验证的孤独感量表以及心理社会和健康生活质量量表来评估参与的效果。对参与者进行了参与前（n = 160）和参与后（n = 99）的电话访谈。鉴于平均参与度存在差异，结果按参与程度进行评估：低、中、高用户。参与后，所有参与者对自我实现和精力水平的态度以及EQ - 5D - 5L焦虑/抑郁量表都有统计学上的显著改善，同时社交孤立感显著降低。高用户的改善率最高。这些发现表明，基于电话的项目可能是改善老年人幸福感和社会联系的有效干预措施。
