Abstract

This case study explored the impact of bringing tailored health care to a village in West Africa using the Health Guardian for Longevity Program (HGFLP). Pemberton [1] points out, “the HGFLP takes in hand assessed data, mobilizing the powerful tools of mobile, interactive, remote, video, virtual technologies, selected learning models, behavioral theories, and humor to treat patients as individuals.” The village team leaders led groups of 25-38 individuals (100 participants) through the case study process. A random selection of 100 out of 200 participants in the on-site visit and health promotion program of 2014 was conducted. The population spanned the life cycle from School-Age to Older Adult-Age. The study began in 2014 to explore the impact of the participants’ online usage of the HGFLP related to health care status and sustainability following a healthcare crisis.
The participants used the program for 1.5 years, completed in 2016. The questionnaire was administered to the villagers by the team leaders. The study participants responded to the HGFLP Perception Questionnaire, a 10-item Likert-scale Questionnaire Data using excel to tabulate, analyze and prepare graphs of the perceptions of the villagers by the primary investigator in 2016. The results of the study revealed effective outcomes for 7 out of 10 items. In response to three items, it was identified that modifications were needed;
A. Provide more intensive training for team leaders,
B. Narratives must be written in the language of the villagers, and
C. Health partners need to learn the native language. Strategies for sustainability of quality healthcare using telehealth practice, virtual, and mobile devices were supported.
This case study focused on the utilization of the health guardian for longevity program as a tool designed to sustain the health of the Villagers outside of Benin, West Africa.