Class of 2015 Abstract / Objectives: The specific aim of the study was to examine the effects of a 30-minute educational intervention, developed and delivered by student pharmacists, on knowledge of hypertension and its management among community-dwelling older adults and their caregivers. The study also aimed to examine the helpfulness of the program and readiness of the participants to adopt healthier lifestyle practices afterward.
Methods: This was a pre- and post-interventional study. At senior centers around the Phoenix metropolitan area, community-dwelling older adults (ages 60 or older) and family members or caregivers (ages 18 or older) were recruited to participate. Participants completed knowledge-based questionnaires prior to and after the educational program. The mean number of correct responses was calculated for pre- and post-program questionnaires, then compared using paired t-test.
Results: A total of 77 individuals participated in the program with mean age of 72 and 67% female. The mean number of correct responses calculated for survey before the educational program was 3.03 and 5.46 for survey after the program, which was significantly different (p <0.01). 85% of participants reported the program to be helpful, and 84% participants were willing to adopt healthier lifestyle after attending the program.
Conclusions: An intervention tailored to community-dwelling older adults, developed and delivered by student pharmacists, was found to improve awareness of hypertension and generated willingness to adopt healthier lifestyle among the participants.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/614131 |
| Date | January 2015 |
| Creators | Nguyen, Stephanie, Yano, Breanna, Lee, Jeannie |
| Contributors | Lee, Jeannie, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Electronic Report |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. |
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