An eHealth Intervention to Improve Quality of Life, Socioemotional, and Health-Related Measures Among Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions: Randomized Controlled Trial
David H Gustafson Sr, Marie-Louise Mares, Darcie Johnston, Olivia J Vjorn, John J Curtin, Gina Landucci, Klaren Pe-Romashko, David H Gustafson Jr, Dhavan V Shah, Jinjiao Wang, Peter Bower, Carly Whitmore · 2024
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Most older Americans live with several long-term diseases at once, which strains mood, body, and budgets. David Gustafson and co-authors test a web-based support tool for that group in a 2024 trial. The tool, ElderTree, pairs online help with primary care for a full year.
The trial signed up 346 patients aged 65 and up, each with at least three chronic conditions. Half got the tool and half got a matched control program. After a year, most of the tool group still used it each week. Mental quality of life improved more in the tool group than in the control group. The study also tracked loneliness, well-being, and the paths that may drive gains.
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| CREATOR | David H Gustafson Sr, Marie-Louise Mares, Darcie Johnston, Olivia J Vjorn, John J Curtin, Gina Landucci, Klaren Pe-Romashko, David H Gustafson Jr, Dhavan V Shah, Jinjiao Wang, Peter Bower, Carly Whitmore |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 66 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |