Masayuki Takagi, PhD, OTR, is Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan;
Naruko Goami, OTR, is Freelance Occupational Therapist, Hiroshima, Japan.
Am J Occup Ther. 2022 Sep 1;76(5). doi: 10.5014/ajot.2022.049153.
To enable community-dwelling older adults to continue to live satisfying lives, a feasible health promotion program is needed that consists of relatively few sessions and can be implemented over a brief period.
To verify the relationship between a short-duration group program using an occupational diary and changes in satisfaction with occupation, a sense that life is worth living, and life satisfaction among community-dwelling older adults 3 mo after program cessation and to identify factors associated with changes in satisfaction with occupation after the program.
Before-and-after comparison study and case-control study.
Public university in Japan.
Community-dwelling older adults (N = 144).
Four weekly group sessions and daily occupational diary keeping.
Activity and Daily Life Satisfaction Scale for the Elderly, K-I Scale for the Feeling that Life is Worth Living among the Aged, and Life Satisfaction Index-Z.
Scores 3 mo postprogram were significantly higher than the pretest scores. Continued use of the diary was selected as a factor associated with changes in participants' satisfaction with occupation after the program.
The program may improve satisfaction with occupation, a sense that life is worth living, and life satisfaction among community-dwelling older adults 3 mo after conclusion. Continued use of the diary may increase the possibility of maintaining or improving older adults' satisfaction with occupation beyond the duration of the program. What This Article Adds: The program consists of a small number of sessions and can be implemented in a short period. Occupational therapists can include it as an option for promoting the health of community-dwelling older adults.
为了使社区居住的老年人能够继续过上满意的生活，需要一个可行的健康促进计划，该计划包含的课程相对较少，且可以在短时间内实施。
验证使用职业日记的短期小组计划与满足感、生活价值感和生活满意度的变化之间的关系，在计划停止后 3 个月，以及确定与计划后职业满意度变化相关的因素。
前后比较研究和病例对照研究。
日本公立大学。
社区居住的老年人（N=144）。
每周 4 次小组会议和日常职业日记记录。
老年人活动和日常生活满意度量表、老年人生活价值感 K-I 量表和生活满意度指数-Z。
方案后 3 个月的评分明显高于前测评分。继续使用日记被选为与方案后参与者职业满意度变化相关的因素。
该方案可能会提高社区居住的老年人的职业满意度、生活价值感和生活满意度。方案后继续使用日记可能会增加老年人在方案持续时间之外保持或提高职业满意度的可能性。本文的重要性：该方案包含的课程数量较少，且可以在短时间内实施。职业治疗师可以将其作为促进社区居住的老年人健康的一种选择。
