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The effects of self‐management program for elderly with chronic illness in the community and its measurement
Author(s) -
Shin GaIn,
Park Hae Yean
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1002/alz.041742
Subject(s) - inclusion (mineral) , gerontology , medicine , inclusion and exclusion criteria , cognition , multidisciplinary approach , intervention (counseling) , quality of life (healthcare) , chronic disease , independent living , elderly people , psychology , family medicine , nursing , alternative medicine , psychiatry , social psychology , social science , pathology , sociology
Background At present, there is an increasing number of studies that carry out self‐care programs for elderly people living in the community who have chronic illness. Method Databases used for study search were Google Scholar, RISS, and Dbpia. And research questions were selected based on the PICO framework. We searched the study published from January 2010 to September 2019 and selected the final six studies by applying inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria. Result The selected study had qualitative level of Level 1‐2. In general characteristics of the program, nurses conducted the most programs, and the program was operated for 50 elderly people or less. In addition, the program was conducted mainly in public health centers, senior centers. The subjects were the most studies for chronic patients with hypertension. The dependent variables of the program covered the cognitive domains in all the studies, and many of the studies measured the physical domains as the dependent variables. Conclusion This study provide the effectiveness of self‐management intervention for the elderly with chronic diseases living in the community, and highlight the need for the development of programs for chronic diseases in the community. In addition, this study suggests measuring tools related to various cognitive, physical, mental, social and quality of life of the elderly, and suggests the necessity of multidisciplinary research.