Effects of a Frailty Prevention Program for Older Adults with LINE Application on Health Literacy and Health Behaviors
Keywords:
Frailty prevention, Health behaviors, Health literacy, LINE application, Older adultsAbstract
Frail older adults are at increased risk of falls, disability, and mortality. However, development of specific prevention strategies for this population remains unclear. The aim of this quasi-experimental study was to examine the effects of a frailty prevention program for older adults with LINE application on health literacy and health behaviors. The program was developed based on Nutbeam’s health literacy concept and Pender’s Health Promotion Model with information technology through the LINE application. Fifty participants were recruited, consisting of 24 in the experimental group and 26 in the control group. Research instruments included the frailty prevention program, a personal information questionnaire, a health literacy questionnaire, and a health behavior questionnaire covering food consumption behavior and exercise behavior. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, and dependent t-test.
The results showed that after receiving the program, the scores for health literacy, overall health behaviors, food consumption behaviors, and exercise behaviors of the experimental group were significantly higher than those of the control group (p < .05). Also, after the program, the experimental group’s scores for health literacy, overall health behaviors, food consumption behaviors, and exercise behaviors were significantly higher than those at baseline (p < .05).
The findings suggest that this program is feasible and effective for preventing frailty among older adults.
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