EFFECTS OF A HEALTH AND WELL PROGRAM UPON THE ELDERLY

将使用重复测量设计的多变量分析 来检验这样一个假设，一个健康幸福的夏令营 健康的老年人将显著改善客观和主观状况 健康、症状学、主观幸福感和 身体健康。 参赛者将100人独立生活，身体相对健康 年龄在50-90岁之间的成年人。他们将被随机分成 分为两组：试验组接受为期7天的 AHDP阵营的经验和他们的控制者不会。 措施将在夏令营前一周获得，其中一项 夏令营结束后一周、一个月和三个月。 在3个月的间隔期间，试验组的一半人将 接听电话，以激励和指导 旨在保持健康行为的活动在 露营。 在第二期夏令营期间，AHDP将在全国范围内作为 与各组织合作实施国家网络计划 比如美国退休人员协会和人民药店，服务于“好”的人， 年老体弱的人，以及其他群体，如西班牙裔 老年人。 初步数据显示，夏令营对 主观报告的健康、幸福感、症状和 心血管效率和灵活性。

A multivariate analysis of repeated measures design will be used to test the hypothesis that a health and well-being camp for "well" elderly will significantly improve objective and subjective health, symptomatology, subjective well-being, and aspects of physical fitness. Participants will be 100 independent living, relatively healthy adults between ages 50-90 years. They will be randomly divided into two groups: The experimental group to receive the 7-day Camp AHDP experience and their controls who will not. Measures will be obtained one week prior to the Camp, and one week, one month, and three months after the Camp ends. During the 3-month interval half of the experimental group will receive telephone calls to motivate and instruct concerning activities designed to maintain the health behaviors developed in the Camp. During Phase II Camp AHDP will be developed nationally as part of the National Network Plan in cooperation with organizations such as the AARP and People's Drug Stores to serve the "well", the "infirm" elderly, and other groups such as the Hispanic elderly. Preliminary data suggests that the Camp positively affects subjectively reported health, well-being, symptomatology, and cardiovascular efficiency and flexibility.