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Is Healthy IDEAS an evidence-based program?

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Is Healthy IDEAS an evidence-based program?

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Yes, Healthy IDEAS has been designated as an evidence-based program by the Administration on Aging and recommended for national replication. Evidence of effectiveness to decrease functional disability associated with depression was demonstrated by the program evaluation conducted by the academic partners, Baylor College of Medicine and the Houston Center for Quality Care & Utilization Studies at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Healthy IDEAS participants experienced a reduction in depression severity and pain. Their knowledge increased about how to get help for depression and how to reduce depression symptoms through increasing activities. Participation in the BA component of the intervention positively predicted reduction in depression severity scores at 6 months. The outcome results are published in the Journal of Applied Gerontology, 26(2), 139-156 (Quijano et al. 2007).

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