Health Promotion Behavior Intervention for Elderly Migrants to Improve Health Outcomes

A Health Promotion Behavior Intervention for Elderly Migrants: a Randomized Controlled Trial

This study aimed to develop a health promotion behavior intervention for elderly migrants and evaluate its effects, in order to provide insights for enhancing health-promoting behaviors among elderly migrants, improving community-based health management services for this population, and addressing health challenges related to migration in an aging society.

This study employed a randomized controlled trial design, with elderly migrants in Huzhou City as participants, randomly assigned to either an intervention or control group. The control group received routine community care, while the intervention group underwent a 12-week "Health Promotion Behavior Intervention Program for Elderly Migrants" based on the Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW) theory. The intervention targeted motivation, capability, and opportunity through six dimensions, including health habits, social participation, and health responsibility, delivered via group interactions, face-to-face sessions, online resources, and community activities. Standardized scales were used to assess health promotion behaviors, self-perceived aging, family care, and loneliness at baseline, 6 weeks, and post-intervention. Data analysis involved Shapiro-Wilk tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age requirement: female ≥55 years, male ≥60 years；
• Residing in Huzhou city for >6 months;
• Voluntary participation with signed informed consent;
• Cognitively intact.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals with language/communication barriers.