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The Effectiveness of a Thanks, Sorry, Love, and Farewell Board Game in Older People in Taiwan: A Quasi-Experimental Study

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  • Mei-Fang Chen

    (Department of Nursing, National Tainan Junior College of Nursing, Tainan 70043, Taiwan)

  • Chun-Chin Tsai

    (Department of Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Energy Engineering, Far East University, Tainan 74448, Taiwan)

Abstract

The objective of this study is to examine the effectiveness of the four themes of life (“thanks, sorry, love, and farewell”) board game to enhance interpersonal communication, interpersonal relationships, and self-efficacy; and decrease loneliness. The participants were a convenience sample of 91 older people recruited from two community activity centers in Taiwan. Using a quasi-experimental method, participants from one of the community activity centers were enrolled as the experimental group, and participants from the other center were enrolled as the control group. The experimental group played the four themes of life board game for 4 weeks. The control group participated in routine community center activities. Compared to the control group, the experimental group had statistically significantly larger improvements in scores on interpersonal communication, self-efficacy, and loneliness at 3 months after the end of the intervention. This study provides a reference for the design interventions for promoting health in older people.

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  • Mei-Fang Chen & Chun-Chin Tsai, 2022. "The Effectiveness of a Thanks, Sorry, Love, and Farewell Board Game in Older People in Taiwan: A Quasi-Experimental Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(5), pages 1-13, March.
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