Study Arola et al. (2020): study SE 2015

Public

Elderly migrants, Sweden, 2015

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 131

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Person-centered group intervention

Our Classification

Remarks

The random allocation was stratified to enrol an equal amount of people from Finland and from any of the selected four countries in the Balkan Peninsula.

Distribution

1. N = 56; 0: N = 75

Operationalization

Participants were randomly assigned to:
1. INTERVENTION.
Four group meetings in 4 weeks, lasting 1,5 to 2 hours each plus a follow-up home visit two to three weeks after the last session. Before the meetings, a written booklet in the participants’ native language supplied written evidence-based information about health-related issues.
The meetings started with the professionals introducing one of the topics mentioned in the booklet. The participants then discussed the relevance of the topic regarding their experiences from everyday life and how it would impact their current resources to manage daily life. During the meetings, the participants was encouraged to narrate who they are and how they perceived their capability in daily life.
0. CONTROL. Participants did not receive any intervention

Observed Relation with Happiness