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Examining the effects of an Educational Person-centered Intervention on Compensatory Strategies (EPICS) in older adults living with frailty: A mixed-methods pilot trial

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Pages 220-237 | Published online: 19 Mar 2023
 

Abstract

This study aimed to explore effects of a two-session Educational Person-centered Intervention on Compensatory Strategies (EPICS) designed to increase knowledge of strategies, reduce barriers, and improve accomplishment of meaningful leisure activities (MLA) and well-being in older adults living with frailty. Using a double-blind concurrent mixed-methods design, 36 community-dwelling older adults were assigned to the experimental (EPICS) or control (friendly visits) group through a covariate adaptive randomization. Questionnaires were administered prior to the intervention and ± two months post-intervention. Individual semi-structured interviews conducted at the end of the study furthered the authors’ understanding of the effects of the intervention. Quantitative analysis revealed significant increase in knowledge of compensatory strategies and reduction of barriers for the experimental group only. Qualitative analysis (purposive sample, n = 8) showed enhanced well-being and self-activation. Discussions about barriers to accomplishment may be sufficient to trigger self-activation in someolder adults living with frailty to improve participation in MLA and well-being.

Cette étude visait à explorer les effets d’une intervention éducative centrée sur la personne misant sur les stratégies compensatoires (EPICS), comportant deux sessions et conçue pour accroître les connaissances des stratégies, réduire les obstacles, améliorer la réalisation d’activités de loisirs significatives (ALS) et le bien-être des personnes aînées fragiles. En utilisant un devis concurrent mixte, 36 personnes aînées vivant dans la communauté ont été attribuées au groupe expérimental (EPICS) ou au groupe témoin (visites amicales). L’analyse quantitative des questionnaires a révélé une augmentation significative des connaissances des stratégies compensatoires et de la réduction des obstacles pour le groupe expérimental uniquement. L’analyse qualitative découlant d'entretiens individuels a montré que la participation à l’étude améliorait le bien-être et l’auto-activation. Les discussions sur les loisirs et les obstacles à leur accomplissement pourraient être suffisantes pour que certaines personnes aînées fragiles se mettent en action afin d’améliorer leur participation aux ALS et leur bien-être.

Acknowledgements

The authors thank Laurie-Anne Pelletier, Lise Duchesneau, Julie Lacerte, and Sabrina Girardin for their help with data collection and interventions with older adults. We also thank Lise Trottier for her statistical advice.

Disclosure statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada [grant number 430-2016-00769]

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