Preventing depression in older adults with chronic illnesses through the SMART Elderly Program: a quasi-experimental study in Central Thailand
The SMART Elderly Program significantly reduced depressive symptoms in older adults with chronic illnesses. These results support its use in community health practice and inform health policy to improve preventive mental health care for older adults.
Authors
- Phannathat Tanthanapanyakorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7825-2429)
- Phornphimon Hotarat
- Nanthawan Nilpayak
- Phongsakorn Toopboochakorn
- Wanida Jaroensuk
Institutions
- Rattana Bundit University (TH)
- Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Science (TH)
- Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University (TH)
- Silpakorn University (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Korean Journal of Family Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.25.0222
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00