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Post follow up: Follow up of intervention was done after three months by celebrating
festival which is an opportunity for the senior students to continue the interactions.

Diagram 2
Diagrammatic representation of intervention

1. Admission given 1. Basic computer and Follow up- Christmas
computer smart phone training celebration
course offered classes
by sacred heart 2. Participation of Arts
age friendly and sport days
college 3. Festival celebrations,
2. Fresher’s day picnics, campus tour,
movie.
4. Convocation
Phase 3- Post assessment

Measurement is essential to good geriatric care. It is a crucial consideration for
those developing, promotion or practicing the project.(Berkman, Sharma, & Kaplan,
2015)The post assessment was conducted to analyse how much they have grown
so far with the help of the age friendly college concept. Post evaluation of subject
wellbeing among elders was conducted after intervention using WHO subjective
wellbeing scale (5 item scale)
Tools of data collection
Socio-demographic questionnaire- The independent variables were assessed
through a six item socio-demographic questionnaire.

Subjective Wellbeing- WHO’s subjective wellbeing scale was used to assess the
subjective well being.

Data analysis
Data analysis was done using SPSS software 18.0 i.e. Statistical Package for
Social Sciences. Descriptive statistical measures such as frequencies, percentages,
mean, standard deviation etc. inferential statistical methods such as paired Samples
test was performed to analyse differences between pre and post-tests with regard
to the study variables at each level of assessment.
Result of age friendly intervention
This chapter outlines the effectiveness of intervention based on the data collected
in age friendly students of Sacred heart College Kochi, during the month of July
2016 to September 2016.

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