The Feasibility and Efficacy of an Israeli Lifestyle Redesign®–Based Program for Well Older Adults: A Pilot Study

Talia Maeir; Aviva Beit-Yosef; Tamar Wechsler; Yael Safra; Yael Zilbershlag; Noomi Katz; Yafit Gilboa

doi:10.1177/1539449220928141

The Feasibility and Efficacy of an Israeli Lifestyle Redesign®–Based Program for Well Older Adults: A Pilot Study

Talia Maeir, Aviva Beit-Yosef, Tamar Wechsler, Yael Safra, Yael Zilbershlag, Noomi Katz, Yafit Gilboa^*

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The Israeli Lifestyle Program (ILP) was adapted from the original Lifestyle Redesign® intervention, aiming to enhance health, functioning, and quality of life (QoL) of older adults. The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility and effectiveness of the ILP. The design of the study entailed a non-randomized trial with a 3-month follow-up including 18 women aged 65 to 81 recruited from a community center. The research group (n = 9) participated in 15 weekly group meetings and three individual sessions. The control group (n = 9) received an information booklet based on the ILP content. Between-group comparisons revealed significant differences in change scores in favor of the research group for occupational performance (U = 19.0, p =.03), environmental (U = 21.5, p =.04), and social (U = 20.5, p =.03) QoL factors. Findings also revealed reduction in depressive symptoms (U = 24.0, p =.07). These findings suggest community group programs for improving occupational performance and QoL.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	47-55
Number of pages	9
Journal	OTJR Occupation, Participation and Health
Volume	41
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1539449220928141
State	Published - Jan 2021

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The authors would like to thank Tamar Talmor, Galia Haninovitz, Maayan Katz, Michal Gebert, and Noa Madar. The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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cultural/culture sensitivity
health promotion
intervention
occupational therapy
older adults
cultural
culture sensitivity

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