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Hi~ I am puzzling about something. When we are describing older adults’ health scores of intervention and control groups in an evaluation report, why do we need to report the standard deviation apart from the means?

Hi~ I am puzzling about something. When we are describing older adults’ health scores of intervention and control groups in an evaluation report, why do we need to report the standard deviation ap ...

April

26 November 2021

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Some of the older persons participating in my program have dropped out because of death or moving to nursing home. Shall I report the condition in the evaluation report?

April

26 November 2021

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Hi! In our program evaluation, we were very happy to find the indicator hospital admissions reduced within the intervention group after implementing the case management project. Does it mean the intervention of case management for older persons is effective?

Hi! In our program evaluation, we were very happy to find the indicator hospital admissions reduced within the intervention group after implementing the case management project. Does it mean the i ...

Angus

26 November 2021

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Hello, friend! We plan to assess the effect of a case management project for older persons in Hong Kong. Regarding the outcome variable, I wonder if we could use hospital admissions as an indicator of health care costs?

Hello, friend! We plan to assess the effect of a case management project for older persons in Hong Kong. Regarding the outcome variable, I wonder if we could use hospital admissions as an indicato ...

Angus

26 November 2021

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After searched for some evaluation reports, I found out that many descriptive and controlled trials have been performed in Western countries to examine the effectiveness of the comprehensive geriatric assessment. Can I cite the results in the Hong Kong context in similar program evaluations?

After searched for some evaluation reports, I found out that many descriptive and controlled trials have been performed in Western countries to examine the effectiveness of the comprehensive geria ...

Tobias

26 November 2021

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It is very interesting. I recently got to know that there also are outreach services for frail elderly persons living in RCHEs. May I ask about its advantage?

Tobias

26 November 2021

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Following my previous post, if I want to further compare the mean age of older adults living in the community, subvented RCHEs, and non-subvented RCHEs, I wonder whether an independent t-test is still appropriate?

Following my previous post, if I want to further compare the mean age of older adults living in the community, subvented RCHEs, and non-subvented RCHEs, I wonder whether an independent t-test is s ...

Irvine

26 November 2021

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Hello. There are subvented and non-subvented residential care homes for older adults (RCHE) in Hong Kong. What analysis method could we use when comparing the mean age of those who live in the two kinds of RCHEs?

Hello. There are subvented and non-subvented residential care homes for older adults (RCHE) in Hong Kong. What analysis method could we use when comparing the mean age of those who live in the two ...

Irvine

26 November 2021

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May I ask a question about older adults’ blood pressure information? In a nursing home, does this information belong to privacy or public, if it is collected for program evaluation?

Isiah

26 November 2021

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Wearable technology for older adults is becoming increasingly popular. For example, a smart wristband in the nursing home can help document the physical health data of residents, such as blood pressure. Therefore, I wonder, is it ethical to require residents to wear such a wristband for their benefit?

Wearable technology for older adults is becoming increasingly popular. For example, a smart wristband in the nursing home can help document the physical health data of residents, such as blood pre ...

Isiah

26 November 2021

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Hello. I am doing some literature review on telemedicine. I found that the existing results from a one-year study indicated a reduction of hospital emergency departments for older patients. Can we say that telemedicine is feasible for geriatric care?

Hello. I am doing some literature review on telemedicine. I found that the existing results from a one-year study indicated a reduction of hospital emergency departments for older patients. Can we ...

Darren

26 November 2021

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Hi! Our nursing home is considering using telemedicine for older clients. And learned from the MEL project, we hope to design a program evaluation to examine its effectiveness! Maybe get another comparison group would be a good choice? Do you agree with it? Shall we set conventional outreach or clinic-based geriatric care as a control group?

Hi! Our nursing home is considering using telemedicine for older clients. And learned from the MEL project, we hope to design a program evaluation to examine its effectiveness! Maybe get another c ...

Darren

26 November 2021

3 Replies, 42 Months ago

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