ABSTRACT

adults by assessing their depression, health, and occupational balance, and to determine the feasibility of the program. Methods: One group pre-post design was used, and elderly people in the community who were participating in a public health center program were recruited. The participants received lifestyle intervention based on a program that had already proven its effectiveness through other studies. During 7 of the 12 sessions, the participants were asked to complete a program satisfaction questionnaire aimed to examine the feasibility of the program. During the last session, researchers assessed the depression (Center of Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; CES-D), health (World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0; WHODAS 2.0), and occupational balance (Life Balance Inventory; LBI) of the participants and analyzed the data. Results: Nine elderly community-dwelling people participated the study and attended an average of 7.33 (SD=2.35) out of the 12 sessions. As a result of the program satisfaction questionnaire, the participants’ subjective efficacy, validity, and feasibility revealed appropriate. The overall LBI balance, challenge and interest, and identity subscale scores increased significantly (p<0.05). However, neither their depression nor their health scores changed significantly. Conclusion: The proposed lifestyle intervention program significantly improved the occupational balance of elderly participants, and can positively affect the health of elderly community-dwelling people. However, to confirm the effect more clearly, further study is needed to overcome the limitations of the program.