Improving Mobility of Transportation-Disadvantaged Older Adults: A Community-Based Intervention for Hispanic/Latinx Population
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2021-08-31
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Alternative Title:Improving the Mobility of Transportation Disadvantaged Older Adults: A Community-Based Intervention for Hispanic/Latino Older Adults
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Edition:Final Draft Report 01/16/2020 – 08/31/2021
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Abstract:In the United States, there is a well-established link between driving cessation among older adults and declines in their physical, social, and cognitive function. The Healthy Buddy Program (HB) was established in 2017 to address public health and transportation planning challenges among aging populations at a community level. Specifically, this community-based program paired trained college students with transportation-disadvantaged older adults to help them identify relevant transportation and health resources in their area. Expanding upon this, the research team sought to determine whether a Spanish-language iteration of HB could improve mobility and quality of life among Hispanic/Latinx older adults in Hillsborough County, Florida and Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and San Antonio, Texas. A pilot-test of the Spanish-Language Healthy Buddy Program (SHB) was implemented in both locations. Four (4) participants were enrolled in Florida and 25 were enrolled in Texas. Due to Covid-19, older adults and student volunteers conducted the entirety of the program remotely, by phone. A pre- and post-survey was completed by 23 participants to identify any changes in measures of overall quality of life. The mean score for the post-test (61.17) was higher than the mean pre-test score (59.30) but was not statistically significant (p > .10). In-depth interview participants were receptive to the program model and provided insights that could be used to develop effective strategies to improve mobility among Hispanic/Latinx older adults.
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