HPRHealth Psychology ResearchTBA2420-8124Health Psychology Research10.4081/hpr.2013.e12General Positive effects on life  satisfaction following  health-promoting interventions  for frail older adults:  a randomized controlled studyhttps://healthpr.org/journal/HPR/1/1/10.4081/hpr.2013.e12WilhelmsonKatarina,EklundKajsa2013112013-01-02Life satisfaction among older adults is known to decrease over time and with deterio rated health. The aim of this study was to ana lyze the effects of the health-promoting inter vention study Elderly Persons in the Risk Zone on life satisfaction. A randomized, three armed, single-blind, and controlled trial with follow-ups at 3 months, 1 and 2 years. A total of 459 community-dwelling persons at risk of frailty, 80-years or older were included. The participants were independent of help from others in ADL and cognitively intact. The two interventions were i) four weekly multi-profes sional senior group meetings including a fol low-up home visit or ii) one preventive home visit. Life satisfaction was measured with eight questions from LiSat-11. Analyses were made in accordance with the intention-to-treat principle. Life satisfaction decreased over time, with a lower decrease in the intervention groups than in the control group. The propor tion of satisfied persons was significantly higher in the intervention group of senior group meetings compared to the control group for five of the eight life satisfaction variables at one year and for all variables at the two-year follow-up. For preventive home visits, there was a significant difference compared to the control group at the one-year follow-up for three of the life satisfaction variables, and at the two-year follow-up for seven variables. We can conclude that a health-promoting interven tion can delay the decline in life satisfaction among older adults (aged 80 or older) who are at risk of becoming frail.aged 80 and over, intervention stud ies, life satisfaction, randomized controlled trials

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