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The Association of Socioeconomic Conditions and Readiness to Learn New Ways of Performing Daily Activities in Older Adults With Functional Difficulties
Journal of applied gerontology, v 38(6), pp 849-865
01 Jun 2019
PMID: 28715932
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Abstract
Behavioral interventions for older adults can reduce difficulties in performing daily activities, hospitalizations, and mortality risk. The success of behavior change interventions, however, can be affected by a participant's readiness to adopt changes. This study evaluates whether socioeconomic conditions, particularly financial strain affording food, are associated with readiness to change. We conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive study of baseline data from disabled older adults (N = 147) participating in an intervention to reduce physical disability. Readiness to change score was rated at the start of the intervention by interventionists as either pre-action (precontemplation = 1, contemplation = 2, preparation = 3) or action (=4). Participants reporting high financial strain affording food were more likely to have high readiness at the start of intervention; the association of this specific socioeconomic condition with readiness may be an important consideration in implementing interventions to reduce disability.
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- Title
- The Association of Socioeconomic Conditions and Readiness to Learn New Ways of Performing Daily Activities in Older Adults With Functional Difficulties
- Creators
- Kelly T. Gleason - Johns Hopkins UniversityLaura N. Gitlin - Johns Hopkins UniversitySarah L. Szanton - Johns Hopkins University
- Publication Details
- Journal of applied gerontology, v 38(6), pp 849-865
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 17
- Grant note
- T32NR012704 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) R01-AG04040100 / National Institute on Aging; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA) TL1 NIH/NCATS TR001078 / Predoctoral Clinical Research Training Program 69351 / Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Faculty Scholars Program TL1TR001078 / NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) NIH/NINR T32 NR012704 / predoctoral fellowship in Interdisciplinary Training in Cardiovascular Health Research
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Nursing and Health Professions; Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000469340200006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85061839465
- Other Identifier
- 991020112049204721
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