Evaluation of XXXX self-management programme (CDSMP) for older adults in Hong Kong.

@entity1 @entity308 @entity158 @entity102
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the locally-adapted CDSMP for older adults with @entity102 in Hong Kong in the primary care setting. DESIGN: A longitudinal, quasi-experimental study. SETTING: Community-based and primary care setting. @entity1 : Seven hundred and seventy-two @entity1 aged 55 or above with at least one @entity102 and were living in the community. INTERVENTION: The 6-weeks programme consisted of 6 group sessions, with each session lasting for 2.5 hours. Trained professional and elder lay leaders facilitated @entity1 to gain essential self-management knowledge and skills for the effective management of @entity102 . MEASUREMENTS: At baseline and 6 months, four categories of outcome measures were documented, covering self-management behaviours, self-efficacy, health status, and health care utilization. RESULTS: 302 and 298 @entity1 in the intervention and control groups completed 6 months follow-up respectively. @entity1 in the intervention group reported significant improvements in all self-management behaviours and self-efficacy measures, and 5 health status measures (social role limitation, @entity308 , health distress, symptoms of @entity158 and discomfort, and self-rated health) when compared with those in the control group. CONCLUSIONS: The locally-adapted CDSMP may improve self-management behaviours, self-efficacy and health status among older adults with @entity102 in Hong Kong. CDSMP may be integrated into primary care services for older adults.
