Effects of an individual and family health literacy enhancement program for older adults with physical multimorbidity: A randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of an individual and family health literacy enhancement program for older adults with hypertension and Type 2 diabetes.

Methods: A total of 140 community participants were randomly assigned to either the individual and family health literacy enhancement program group (n = 70) or the usual care group (n = 70). Outcomes were measured at baseline, at 2-month follow-up (self-management), and at 3-month follow-up (treatment burden, symptom burden).

Factors Influencing Medication Adherence Among Chinese Older Adults With Physical Multimorbidity and Polypharmacy: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Medication non-adherence is common in chronic conditions and linked to poor outcomes and higher costs. Older adults with multimorbidity and polypharmacy face a higher non-adherence risk. This cross-sectional study in northeast China (April-September 2024) examined medication adherence and its influencing factors among 240 community-dwelling older adults with physical multimorbidity and polypharmacy, using structured interviews at health centers.

Effects of collaborative learning-based food literacy program on healthy eating behavior and hemoglobin A1c among older adults with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes: A randomized controlled trial study in Thailand.

Background: Uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a prevalent issue among older adults. Healthy eating behavior (HEB) is a significant factor contributing to blood sugar control. It is a complex behavior that requires knowledge, attitudes, and skills in food literacy, which can be achieved through collaborative learning by nurses.

Body mass index and multimorbidity risk: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.

Objective: To verify the dose-response relationship between body mass index (BMI) and multimorbidity risk.

Methods: PubMed, CINAHL, and Embase were systematically studied until January 25, 2023. Original articles on BMI and multimorbidity risk were included.

Variations and factors associated with psychotropic use in cognitively impaired elderly residing in long-term care facilities in East Asia: a cross-sectional study.

Background: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to compare patterns of psychotropic prescription drug use among cognitively impaired residents in long-term care facilities in East Asia and to explore factors associated with these patterns.

Methods: This study included elderly participants with cognitive impairments residing in long-term care facilities with and without dementia care units in Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, and Thailand. The Mini-Mental State Examination, the Clinical Dementia Rating, and the Neuropsychiatric Inventory, Nursing Home version were used to assess cognitive status, examine dementia severity, and evaluate behavioural psychological symptoms of dementia, respectively.

Prevalence of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in cognitively impaired elderly residents of long-term care facilities in East Asia: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) in cognitively impaired elderly residents of long-term care facilities in East Asia and to explore the factors associated with these patterns.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey of BPSD in cognitively impaired elderly residents of long-term care facilities in Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, and Thailand. The Mini-Mental State Examination, Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR), and Neuropsychiatric Inventory, Nursing Home version (NPI-NH), were used to assess cognitive status, dementia severity, and BPSD, respectively.

Multimedia computer-assisted instruction for carers on exercise for older people: development and testing.

Aim: This paper is a report of a study conducted to develop a multimedia computer-assisted instruction for informal carers and test its content validity, user difficulty and user satisfaction.

Background: Healthy ageing is an increasingly important public health target globally. Changes in technology offer the opportunity for e-health promotion as a means of educating populations and healthcare staff to meet public health targets.

Osteoporosis preventive behavior in Thai older adults: feasibility and acceptability.

The authors used a one-group pre-test-post-test design to examine the feasibility and acceptability of an osteoporosis prevention program and the effects of the program on knowledge, health beliefs, self-efficacy; and osteoporosis preventive behaviors in older adults. Participants included 48 older adults who attended a health center in Thailand. Results revealed that the program was feasible and acceptable.

Family support and self-care behavior of Chinese chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.

A descriptive correlation study was conducted at the outpatient pulmonary clinic of a large medical center to describe family support and self-care behavior and to ascertain the relationship of these two variables among Chinese chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. A total of 98 COPD patients completed the questionnaires providing demographic data and information about perceived family support and self-care behavior. Results showed that most subjects perceived that they had received a high level of family support, and the majority of the subjects perceived that they had initiated an adequate amount of self-care behavior.