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. 2019 Aug;109(8):e1–e9. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305123

TABLE 1—

Mixed Model Meta-Analyses of Ageism Interventions for Primary and Secondary Outcomes: Worldwide, 1976–2018

No. of Participants
Ageism Outcome No. of Studies Control Group Intervention Group Effect Size, dD (95% CI)
Attitudes toward aging 53 2404 2783 0.33 (0.25, 0.42)
Knowledge on aging 19 818 756 0.42 (0.27, 0.57)
Comfort with older adults 9 286 348 0.50 (0.27, 0.57)
Anxiety about own aging 5 217 267 0.13 (−0.13, 0.38)
Working with older adults 6 388 375 −0·09 (−0.30, 0.12)

Note. CI = confidence interval; dD = differences of standardized mean differences.