Improved self-management ability and well-being in older women after a short group intervention

Kremers, I. P.; Steverink, N.; Albersnagel, F. A.; Slaets, J. P. J.

doi:10.1080/13607860600841206

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Improved self-management ability and well-being in older women after a short group intervention

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Kremers, I. P., Steverink, N., Albersnagel, F. A., Slaets, J. P. J.·2006·Aging & Mental Health

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In the present randomized controlled trial (RCT) it was investigated whether single women, 55 years of age and older, improved with regard to self-management ability, well-being, and social and emotional loneliness after having participated in a newly designed self-management group intervention based on the Self-Management of Well-being (SMW) theory. The expected mediating effect of self-management ability on well-being was not found. Although self-management ability, well-being and loneliness improved significantly in the intervention group immediately after the intervention, and also remained at this improved level after six months, there was also improvement in the control group after six months, rendering the longer-term differences between the groups non-significant. It can, however, be concluded that, although the longer-term effectiveness could not be proven, this SMW theory-based intervention seems to be useful in supporting older women to improve their self-management ability and well-being.

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In the self-management group study, it was unclear whether the authors were reporting between-group or within-group results, so the data should be interpreted cautiously.
“However, it was unclear whether the authors were reporting between-group or within-group results; hence the data should be interpreted cautiously.”
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In the self-management group study, participants reported improved social loneliness and psychological wellbeing at six weeks, although the effects disappeared at six months.
“Participants did however report improved social loneliness and psychological wellbeing at six weeks, although the effects disappeared at six months.”
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In the self-management group study for single older women, no intervention effect was observed on participants' overall or emotional loneliness.
“No intervention effect was observed on participants' overall or emotional loneliness.”
From Interventions targeting social isolation in older people: a systematic review (2011) · cites this paper as [68]
Thirteen out of 15 (87%) interventions categorised as having a theoretical basis reported beneficial effects on at least one outcome domain compared with 10 out of 17 (59%) studies categorised as having no theoretical basis.
“Thirteen out of 15 (87%) interventions categorised as having a theoretical basis reported beneficial effects on at least one outcome domain [13,53-55,59,65,67-69,73-75,81] compared with 10/17 (59%) studies categorised as having no theoretical basis [52,56,60,63,66,70,71,76,78,79].”
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Thirteen out of 19 (68%) group interventions in this review had a positive effect on at least one of the four social health sub-domains.
“Thirteen out of 19 (68%) group interventions in this review [13,53,55,60,63,66-69,73-76] had a positive effect on at least one of the four social health sub-domains.”
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ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION
Steverink, N., Lindenberg, Æ. S., & Slaets, J. P. J. (2005)
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Authors: Kremers, I. P., Steverink, N., Albersnagel, F. A., & Slaets, J. P. J.
Affiliations: University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
Corresponding author: Steverink, N.
ORCID: Steverink, N.
Slaets, J. P. J.
Venue: Aging & Mental Health
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2006-09-01
Volume: 10
Issue: 5
Pages: 476-484
ISSN: 1360-7863 (ISSN-L)
1364-6915
DOI: 10.1080/13607860600841206
OpenAlex: W2106100258
Cited by: 86
References: 31
Citations by year: 2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
FWCI: 2.66
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
research.rug.nl
Licence: other-oa
Locations: Aging & Mental Health (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health, psychology, and well-being
Keywords: self-management ability, well-being, older women, group intervention, loneliness, social loneliness, emotional loneliness, aging, single women
MeSH terms: Affect, Aged, Female, Humans, Loneliness, Middle Aged, Psychotherapy, Group, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Care, Time Factors

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