CON CARING HOUR OUTREACH

PROGRAM FOR SENIOR CITIZENS

GLORIA SHIELA E. COYOCA, MAE-LANIE O. POBLETE, ABDULLAH JUNIOR S.
MANGARUN, VINCENT G. TABIL, MINNIE B. MAMAUAG, ROSELYN M. BUTALID
 BACKGROUND

• COVID -19
• healthcare system
• shifting of its focus (Cho et al., 2021)

• public health crisis/healthcare

disparities
• vulnerable populations (elderly)
• not being prioritized(Peñalba, 2021)
 BACKGROUND

• older populations
• Illness severity &
mortality(Hwang et al., 2020; Kola
et al., 2021).

• 8 out of 10 deaths reported

in the U.S (Gao et al., 2020).
 BACKGROUND

• Philippines
• 1,276,004 cases
• 21,969 deaths
• high mortality rate -older
Filipinos (Sadang et al., 2021).
 BACKGROUND

• compromised immune
system (Gao et al., 2020)
• physiological changes
• potential underlying
health conditions (WHO,
2020)
 BACKGROUND

• advancing adult age - nonmodifiable

risk factors
• ischaemic heart diseases
• cerebrovascular diseases,
• diabetes mellitus (Banasik & Copstead, 2019,
Hinkle & Cheever, 2018

• increased admission rate into the

intensive care unit (ICU) and mortality
 BACKGROUND

• lifestyle modifications (Hinkle & Cheever,

2018)

• physically active
• reducing stress
• eating a sufficient & varied diet
• getting enough sleep
• healthy immune system and
preventing COVID-19 (Ali, 2020).
 BACKGROUND

• Caring(Boykin & Schoenhofer,

2015)

• compassionate care

• most vulnerable group

 OBJECTIVES

1.Empower senior citizens (SC’s) holistically

through consultation with a physician, provision
of health education and physical exercise,
mental, social and spiritual activities by nurses
 OBJECTIVES

2 .Promote an active lifestyle and

socialization that can foster
camaraderie among fellow senior
citizens.
 OBJECTIVES

3.Improve the over-all quality of life of

the senior citizens by providing
opportunities for physical, emotional,
psychosocial and spiritual
developments.
 THEORIES

• Troutman-Jordan’s Theory of
Successful Aging (2015)
• coping mechanisms
• adaptation
• cumulative physiological &
functional changes
 THEORIES

• sense of spirituality
• connectedness
• meaning & purpose in life
• coping processes:
functional performance
mechanisms, intrapsychic
factors, spirituality
 THEORIES

• Functional performance
mechanisms
• conscious awareness /choice
• adaptive response
Indicators (health promotion
activities, physical health, &
mobility
 THEORIES

• intrapsychic factors
• creativity
• low levels of negativity
• personal control
• environmental stimuli
 THEORIES

• spirituality
• successful aging
• sense of connectedness
• higher power
• values, beliefs, actions
• accepting the fact of death
• mortality
 THEORIES

• “positivity effect”
• Reed & Carstensen Theory
• preference (positive
information)
• attention/memory
• improved decision
outcomes
 METHODOLOGY

• Educational approach
• Interactive lecture
discussion
• Skills demonstration
 METHODOLOGY

• blood pressure readings

• gentle stretching
• deep breathing
• 10-minute indoor walking
workout
• zumba for seniors
 METHODOLOGY

• social dimension
• socialization
• relay/parlor games
• arts
• mealtime
 METHODOLOGY

• intellectual dimension
• recall activity
• drawing activity
• playing Bingo
• cognitive function/memory
(Grossman, 2020)
 METHODOLOGY

• spiritual dimension
• prayer
• grateful (all C & S)
• graceful aging(health education)
• spiritual transcendence
• rededication of one’s life to God
 METHODOLOGY
• Prevention & management of
Diabetes (ischemic heart disease)
• Boosting one’s Immune system
naturally
• Prevention & management of
hypertension (ischemic heart
disease)
• Prevention of Dementia &
Alzheimer’s disease
 METHODOLOGY

• Free consultation
• University Physician
• Free medicines and supplements
• Antihypertensive drugs
• Fat –lowering agents
• Vitamin B complex
• Paracetamol (kids)
 RESULTS & DISCUSSION

• five-week sessions
• 68 senior citizens
• 31 %
• completed the program

Figure 1. Pie chart showing the percentage

distribution of tbe participants’ attendance
 RESULTS & DISCUSSION
Table 1. Frequency and percentage distribution of the profile of the
• 21% completed the program participants.
Profile Frequency Percentage

• 76% female Sex

Male
Female
5
16
24%
76%
Total 21 100

• 33 % (60-65 years old)

Age
60-65 7 33.0%
66-70 5 24.0%
71-75 5 24.0%
76-80 2 9.5%

• 76.2% (widow/widower)
80 and above 2 9.5%
Total 21 100
Civil Status
Married 5 23.8
Widow/widower 16 76.2

• 81% (Roman Catholic) Religion

Total

Born again
21

2
100.0

9.5
Roman Catholic 17 81.0

• 38.!% (high school

Seventh Day Adventist 2 9.5

Total 21 100.0
Educational Attainment

graduate) Elementary graduate

High school graduate

7

8
33.3

38.1

College graduate 5 23.8

Master’s degree 1 4.8
Total 21 100.0
 Name Age May 25 June 1 June 8 June 15 June 22

Participant 1 63 140/100 160/100 130/90 130/80 130/80

Participant 2 64 130/80 150/90 120/80 120/80 120/80

Participant 3 65 160/100 140/100 110/70 110/80 110/80

Participant 4 72 120/90 138/74 120/70 110/70 110/70

Participant 5 65 200/120 180/100 160/100 140/80 140/80

Participant 6 62 130/90 130/70 120/70 120/70 120/70

Participant 7 74 150/80 120/80 120/80 120/80 120/80

Participant 8 66 130/80 125/68 120/80 120/80 120/80

Participant 9 67 130/90 130/90 130/80 130/70 130/70

Participant 10 72 130/90 140/90 140/90 140/75 140/75

Participant 11 70 130/80 130/80 110/80 120/80 120/80

Name Age May 25 June 1 June 8 June 15 June 22

Participant 12 71 110/70 120/80 130/80 110/70 110/70

Participant 13 72 160/90 160/90 120/80 120/78 120/78

Participant 14 82 150/100 160/90 140/90 130/80 130/80

Participant 15 73 120/80 120/80 110/70 110/90 110/90

Participant 16 72 120/70 140/90 130/70 130/80 130/80

Participant 17 70 170/80 170/90 130/90 140/70 140/70

Participant 18 69 160/90 152/89 160/100 140/80 140/80

Participant 19 69 130/80 127/80 120/80 120/80 120/80

Participant 20 60 140/100 140/100 120/90 130/80 130/80

Participant 21 70 150/90 130/80 150/100 145/80 145/80

 RESULTS & DISCUSSION

• follow & maintain healthy

lifestyle
• gained friends
• improved their socialization
skills
• express themselves (talents,
skills)
 RESULTS & DISCUSSION

• physical exercise (favorite part)

• relevant
• none (least favorite)
• 97.6% (program will continue)
• positive change
 CONCLUSIONS

• significant others of the senior

citizens
• keep tract of the changes
• improve their dealings & way of
caring
• senior loved ones
 CONCLUSIONS

• challenge (ensure that all

participants from the first
session will continue until the
last session)
• difference in the learning
capability
 CONCLUSIONS

• fulfilling experience

• gratefulness

• process of learning