Background: Empowerment is a broad concept seen as a critical approach for helping older adults who lack power to gain control over various aspects of their lives, including their health-protective behaviors.
Aim: The study investigated the association between health-related empowerment and health-protective behaviors in older adults.
Design: A cross-sectional correlational research design was used by recruiting a convenient sample of 200 older adults.
Background: Climate change is a rapidly evolving public health problem warranting global attention in the 21st century. The World Health Organization declared that climate illiteracy is highly prevalent among older adults, especially in lower- and middle-income nations.
Aim: To determine the effect of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model-based intervention for climate change management practices among older adults.
Introduction: Older adults with Alzheimer's disease (AD) experience drastic changes in their physical and mental abilities. AD patients became heavily dependent on their caregivers for everyday functions, which have significant implications not only for them but also for their caregivers. So, many AD caregivers experienced an increased level of depression and anxiety symptoms, lower perceived control, and higher burden compared to non-AD caregivers.
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