Intervention study for the relocated elderly: Targeting disability prevention and productivity promotion

我们对易搬迁老人预防社会隔离的影响因素进行了初步干预研究。使用准实验设计来评估干预措施的有效性。还检查了对参与干预的同伴志愿者的影响。受试者年龄在 65 岁及以上，他们在研究前两年内搬到了东京 A 市。那些回答初始问卷调查并同意参与干预的人被随机分配到干预组（n = 21）和对照组（n = 42）。干预措施包括四次小组会议，重点关注信息提供和促进社区网络。这些会议于 2006 年 9 月和 10 月期间进行。我们邀请参加过 2004 年类似项目的老年居民（n=5）作为志愿者帮助进行干预。在会议后 1 个月和 6 个月进行问卷调查，评估了干预措施对搬迁老年人的影响。干预组的身心健康和社会隔离等各项指标均显示出统计上显着的改善。干预两个月后进行的焦点小组访谈也证实了干预措施在隔离预防、网络和社交活动方面的有效性。我们通过焦点小组访谈评估了对同伴志愿者的影响。志愿者们表示，他们对生活的信心和意义增强了，并且彼此之间的联系也得到了改善。他们还受益于对自己社区的了解水平的提高。我们的结论是，该支持计划在短期内有效地促进了搬迁老年人的健康并改善了社会隔离。这项研究的结果还表明，参与干预计划的同伴志愿者可以得到互惠互利。较少的

We conducted a preliminary intervention study regarding the factors contributing to the prevention of social isolation among the relocated elderly. A quasi-experimental design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention. The effects on the peer volunteers involved in the intervention were also examined.The subjects were aged65and over who had moved to A City, Tokyo, within the two years previous to the study. Those who responded to an initial questionnaire survey and who agreed to participate in the intervention were randomly assigned to the intervention (n=21) and control (n=42) groups. The intervention consisted of four group sessions which focused on information provision and facilitating community networking. The sessions were conducted during September and October in 2006. Elderly residents who had participated in a similar program held in2004 (n=5) were approached to help with the intervention as volunteers.The effects of the intervention on the relocated elderly w … More ere assessed using questionnaires conducted one month and six months after the sessions. The intervention group showed statistically significant improvements in the various indicators for physical and psychological health and social isolation. A focus group interview conducted two months after the intervention also confirmed the effectiveness in terms of isolation prevention, networking and social activities.We evaluated the effects on the peer volunteers through a focus group interview. The volunteers reported increased feelings of confidence and meaningfulness in life as well as improved networking among themselves. They also benefited by increased levels of knowledge about their own community.We conclude that the support program is effective in promoting the health and ameliorating social isolation for relocated elderly in the immediate and short time. The results of this study also suggest there were reciprocal benefits for the peer volunteers participating in the intervention program. Less