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| Title of Article |
Effectiveness of a Home Visit Programme by Youth Volunteers on Health-Related Quality of Life and Depression among Elderly Persons: Results from a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural Thailand |
| Date of Acceptance |
28 March 2018 |
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Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand |
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SCOPUS |
| Institute of Journal |
แพทยสมาคมแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์ |
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2018 |
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101 |
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2018 |
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| Abstract |
Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of home visits by a youth volunteer programme on the health-related quality of life and depression among elderly persons living in a rural community.
Materials and Methods: A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted in 9 villages of a rural community in the Northeast of Thailand. Sample size calculation required 154 for intervention and 154 for control. The intervention programme consists of the home visit programme by a youth volunteer for 18 weeks, while the control group received conventional care by their families and children. The study tool was a questionnaire consisting of 3 parts: general information, depression (TGDS) and health-related quality of life using the Thai version of EQ-5D-5L (EQ-5D VAS and EQ-5D index). Data collection was conducted by trained interviewers. Statistics used were frequencies, percentages, means, SD, medians, IQR, 95% CIs, Pearson’s Chi-Squared, and repeated measurement ANCOVA.
Results: The home visit programme by youth volunteers had an effect on health related quality of life among elderly persons living in a rural community in the part of self-health perception in overall health status (EQ-5D VAS) and depression (TGDS). This study found the score of EQ-5D VAS among the intervention group was higher than the control (p<0.001) and found the score of TGDS among the intervention group was lower than the control after intervention. In addition, this study also found that the EQ-5D VAS score was increased, while the depression score (TGDS) was dramatically decreased among the intervention group. |
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Keywords: Home Visit Programme, Health-Related quality of life, Elderly persons |
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มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
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ได้รับการตอบรับให้ตีพิมพ์ |
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นานาชาติ |
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