An application of Organismic Integration Theory to enhance basic psychological needs satisfaction and motivation for rehabilitation in older stroke survivors: A randomized controlled trial study.

Stroke survivors may experience disability and need long-term post-stroke rehabilitation to maintain optimal functioning. However, rehabilitation may not be sufficiently performed due to lack of motivation. This randomized controlled trial aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the Organismic Integration Theory (OIT)-based program for enhancing basic psychological needs satisfaction and motivation for rehabilitation in older stroke survivors.

Factors predicting coping in older people with dementia: A cross-sectional study.

Coping can buffer the effect of stress on well-being. Information about factors predicting coping is essential knowledge for developing programs to promote effective coping among older people with dementia and serves as basic knowledge for further study. A cross-sectional study design was employed to investigate the associated and predictive factors of coping.

Quality of life and the associated factors among family caregivers of older people with dementia in Thailand.

Long-term care for older people with dementia can adversely impact a family caregiver's life. A decrease in their quality of life may compromise the quality of care they provide to older people and their own quality of life. The samples include 76 family caregivers of older people with dementia in Thailand.

Association between stroke knowledge, stroke awareness, and preventive behaviors among older people: A cross-sectional study.

In this cross-sectional study, we compared preventive behaviors among Thai people aged >60 years of age, with and without stroke risk, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, and examined the associations between stroke knowledge and stroke awareness with preventive behaviors in these two groups (n = 422). Participants completed researcher-developed tools, including the Personal Demographic Questionnaire, the Stroke Knowledge Questionnaire, the Awareness of Stroke Risk and Severity Questionnaire, and the Stroke Preventive Behavior Questionnaire. The findings revealed a significantly higher mean score of preventive behaviors in older people with stroke risk than in those without risk.

Effects of a diabetes self-management program on glycemic control, coronary heart disease risk, and quality of life among Thai patients with type 2 diabetes.

Uncontrolled diabetes is a major health problem in Thailand. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of a diabetes self-management program on glycemic control, coronary heart disease (CHD) risk, and quality of life in 147 diabetic patients (aged 56.8 +/- 10.

Osteoporosis preventive behavior in Thai older adults: feasibility and acceptability.

The authors used a one-group pre-test-post-test design to examine the feasibility and acceptability of an osteoporosis prevention program and the effects of the program on knowledge, health beliefs, self-efficacy; and osteoporosis preventive behaviors in older adults. Participants included 48 older adults who attended a health center in Thailand. Results revealed that the program was feasible and acceptable.

Join the Movement to Have Healthy Bone Project (JHBP): changing behavior among older women in Thailand.

Osteoporosis is a common silent disease in older adults presenting with fragility fractures. Lifestyle modifications may be an imperative strategy to minimize the increase of either osteoporosis or osteoporosis-related fractures. Targeted education is one way to promote osteoporosis preventive behaviors.