Sharing by:
A/Prof Vivian Lou

Time: 4:00pm to 5:30pm (Registration starts at 3.45pm)

Venue: FASS Dean's Office Seminar Room B, AS7-01-16/17/18, FASS
Address: 10 Kent Ridge Crescent , Singapore 119260

Abstract:

This study evaluated the effectiveness of a volunteer-assist tablet-based intervention in enhancing well-being among community-dwelling older adults in Hong Kong. Methods: Fifty-seven older adults living in public rental estates with cognitive impairments participated. Trained volunteers performed eight in-home intervention sessions using a tablet to facilitate. A one-group pretest-posttest design was adopted for evaluation. Results: A paired sample t test indicated that the intervention has significant effects on cognitive ability, moderate effects on depression, and small effects on instrumental activity of daily living. Conclusions: This study demonstrated the feasibility and effectiveness of a volunteer-assist tech-supported intervention for improving well-being.

Presenters' profile:

A/Prof Vivian Lou|The University of Hong Kong
Dr. Lou Vivian W. Q. is the Director of Sau Po Centre on Ageing, and Associate Professor at Department of Social Work & Social Administration at The University of Hong Kong. Her research interests focus on family gerontology, in particular family caregiving for dementia, stroke, end-of-life older adults, and social adaptation and mental health of Chinese older adults and family caregivers. She also has a keen interest in building evidence-based models to empower older adults and their families. Dr. Lou has been appointed as a member of the Elderly Commission, Statistics Advisory Board, Community Investment and Inclusion Fund, and Elderly Academy Development Foundation of the HKSAR Government. She is also a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, and a Council member of Hong Kong Association of Gerontology.

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Registration closes on Sunday, 31 January 2019.

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