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Lotfalinezhad E, Abolfathi Momtaz Y, Nazaripanah N S, Honarvar M R, Arab Ameri F, Azimi M S. Effectiveness of Integrated and Comprehensive Geriatric Care Program of Ministry of Health on Physical and Mental Health of Older Adults in Golestan Province. Salmand: Iranian Journal of Ageing 2021; 16 (3) :438-451
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Elham Lotfalinezhad1 
, Yadollah Abolfathi Momtaz * 2, Neda Sadat Nazaripanah1 , Mohammad Reza Honarvar3 , Fatemeh Arab Ameri4 , Mahin Sadat Azimi5
, Yadollah Abolfathi Momtaz * 2, Neda Sadat Nazaripanah1 , Mohammad Reza Honarvar3 , Fatemeh Arab Ameri4 , Mahin Sadat Azimi5
1- Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
2- Iranian Research Center on Aging, Faculty of Health, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ,yabolfathi@gmail.com
3- Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
4- Middle-Aged and Elderly Health Group, Golestan Health Center, Gorgan, Iran
5- Department of Statistics and Health Economics, The Ministry of Health, Tehran, Iran.
2- Iranian Research Center on Aging, Faculty of Health, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ,
3- Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
4- Middle-Aged and Elderly Health Group, Golestan Health Center, Gorgan, Iran
5- Department of Statistics and Health Economics, The Ministry of Health, Tehran, Iran.
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Objectives: In order to maintain and improve older adults’ health, the integrated and comprehensive geriatric care program has been developed and run by ministry of health. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of this program on physical and mental health of older adults in Golestan province in 2019.
Methods & Materials: The present retrospective cohort study employed a multistage clustered random sampling technique to obtain 500 e-health records of older adults during 2017-2019. The data on blood pressure, depression, and BMI were extracted from e-health records. Data analysis was conducted using repeated measure anova, paired t-test and Wilcoxon tests. The SPSS statistics software v. 20 was used to perform data analysis
Results: The total number of records was 500, of which 63.4% was related to women. The mean age of participants was 69.97±7.45. The mean level of systolic blood pressure was significantly reduced (P<0.001), while the level of depression was significantly increased (P≤0.05). However, no significant change was observed in the body mass index.
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the integrated and comprehensive geriatric program was effective for controlling blood pressure, however was not effective for preventing depression. Therefore, stakeholders should pay more attention towards establishing appropriate program to improve older adults' mental health.
Methods & Materials: The present retrospective cohort study employed a multistage clustered random sampling technique to obtain 500 e-health records of older adults during 2017-2019. The data on blood pressure, depression, and BMI were extracted from e-health records. Data analysis was conducted using repeated measure anova, paired t-test and Wilcoxon tests. The SPSS statistics software v. 20 was used to perform data analysis
Results: The total number of records was 500, of which 63.4% was related to women. The mean age of participants was 69.97±7.45. The mean level of systolic blood pressure was significantly reduced (P<0.001), while the level of depression was significantly increased (P≤0.05). However, no significant change was observed in the body mass index.
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the integrated and comprehensive geriatric program was effective for controlling blood pressure, however was not effective for preventing depression. Therefore, stakeholders should pay more attention towards establishing appropriate program to improve older adults' mental health.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
gerontology
Received: 2020/01/03 | Accepted: 2020/02/22 | Published: 2021/10/01
Received: 2020/01/03 | Accepted: 2020/02/22 | Published: 2021/10/01
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