Development and effectiveness of a community-based intervention program for elderly women in Malaysia

The present study, using a health empowerment approach, developed a community-based intervention program for elderly women, and evaluated its effectiveness. The program covered five areas—physical health, cognitive functioning, affect and control, social functioning, and religion—and ran for 10 week...

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Main Authors:	Noor, Noraini M., Alwi, Azlin, Mohd Iqbal, Mimi Iznita
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Language:	English English
Published:	ฺฺBehavioral Science Research Institute Srinakharinwirot University 2016
Subjects:	BF636 Applied psychology
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spelling	iium-515202017-10-03T08:17:54Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/51520/ Development and effectiveness of a community-based intervention program for elderly women in Malaysia Noor, Noraini M. Alwi, Azlin Mohd Iqbal, Mimi Iznita BF636 Applied psychology The present study, using a health empowerment approach, developed a community-based intervention program for elderly women, and evaluated its effectiveness. The program covered five areas—physical health, cognitive functioning, affect and control, social functioning, and religion—and ran for 10 weeks, 90 minutes per week. Using an experimental design, a group of 18 elderly women were placed in the intervention group while another 18 served as controls (Group). Four well-being measures (memory and attention, religiosity, social engagement, and anxiety and depression) were used to assess the effectiveness of the program, before and after the program (Time). Qualitative interview data from participants and family members were also gathered to provide additional input on the effectiveness of the program. Results showed significant main effects of Time for religiosity and memory and attention. More importantly, results indicated significant Group x Time interactions for religiosity as well as memory and attention, with the intervention group reporting more changes in their mean scores over time compared to the control group. These quantitative findings were generally supported by the qualitative interviews. These findings are deemed beneficial in building women’s personal and social resources. ฺฺBehavioral Science Research Institute Srinakharinwirot University 2016-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51520/1/Noor%2C_Azlin_%26_Mimi_2016.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51520/4/51520_Development%20and%20effectiveness%20of%20a%20community-based_WoS.pdf Noor, Noraini M. and Alwi, Azlin and Mohd Iqbal, Mimi Iznita (2016) Development and effectiveness of a community-based intervention program for elderly women in Malaysia. International Journal of Behavioral Science, 11 (2). pp. 1-20. ISSN 1906-4675 http://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/IJBS/article/view/63264/pdf_28
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description	The present study, using a health empowerment approach, developed a community-based intervention program for elderly women, and evaluated its effectiveness. The program covered five areas—physical health, cognitive functioning, affect and control, social functioning, and religion—and ran for 10 weeks, 90 minutes per week. Using an experimental design, a group of 18 elderly women were placed in the intervention group while another 18 served as controls (Group). Four well-being measures (memory and attention, religiosity, social engagement, and anxiety and depression) were used to assess the effectiveness of the program, before and after the program (Time). Qualitative interview data from participants and family members were also gathered to provide additional input on the effectiveness of the program. Results showed significant main effects of Time for religiosity and memory and attention. More importantly, results indicated significant Group x Time interactions for religiosity as well as memory and attention, with the intervention group reporting more changes in their mean scores over time compared to the control group. These quantitative findings were generally supported by the qualitative interviews. These findings are deemed beneficial in building women’s personal and social resources.
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author	Noor, Noraini M. Alwi, Azlin Mohd Iqbal, Mimi Iznita
author_facet	Noor, Noraini M. Alwi, Azlin Mohd Iqbal, Mimi Iznita
author_sort	Noor, Noraini M.
title	Development and effectiveness of a community-based intervention program for elderly women in Malaysia
title_short	Development and effectiveness of a community-based intervention program for elderly women in Malaysia
title_full	Development and effectiveness of a community-based intervention program for elderly women in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Development and effectiveness of a community-based intervention program for elderly women in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Development and effectiveness of a community-based intervention program for elderly women in Malaysia
title_sort	development and effectiveness of a community-based intervention program for elderly women in malaysia
publisher	ฺฺBehavioral Science Research Institute Srinakharinwirot University
publishDate	2016
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Development and effectiveness of a community-based intervention program for elderly women in Malaysia

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